disembowel

[dis-em-bou-uh l] /ˌdɪs ɛmˈbaʊ əl/
verb (used with object), disemboweled, disemboweling or (especially British) disembowelled, disembowelling.
1.
to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.
2.
to cut or slash open the abdomen of, as by bayoneting, so as to expose or remove the viscera.
Origin
1595-1605; dis-1 + embowel
Related forms
disembowelment, noun
Can be confused
disembodied, disemboweled, dismembered.
Examples from the web for disembowel
  • Wild dogs have been known to even disembowel prey while it is still on the run.
  • Housewives used to bring in a chicken and chop its head off and pluck it and disembowel it and clean it up.
British Dictionary definitions for disembowel

disembowel

/ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl/
verb -els, -elling, -elled (US) -els, -eling, -eled
1.
(transitive) to remove the entrails of
Derived Forms
disembowelment, noun
Word Origin and History for disembowel
v.

c.1600, from dis- + embowel. Earlier form was disbowel (mid-15c.); embowel, with the same meaning, is attested from 1520s. Related: Disemboweled; disembowelment.