disembowel

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl/ UK /ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #52430

Meanings

1

verb
to remove the internal organs or contents from a person, animal, or object

The cook disembowelled the fish before preparing it.
2

verb
figurative: to tear out or expose the inside of something

The child eagerly disembowelled the parcel to discover what it contained.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to remove the internal... eviscerate gut draw

2 verb · figurative: to tear out or... gut emptytear open

Opposites

fill stuff

Word family

Forms disembowelleddisembowelling

Derived forms disembowelmentdisemboweller

Related forms boweleviscerateembowel

Etymology

Formed from dis-, expressing removal or reversal, + embowel, 'to enclose in or place among the bowels.' Its literal anatomical sense readily extended to opening and emptying an object.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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