English Explanatory Dictionary

embowel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To enclose or bury.
  2. To remove the bowels; disembowel.

Pronunciation

/ɛmˈbaʊ.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-embowel.wav

Word forms

embowel embowels emboweling embowelling emboweled embowelled imbowel

Etymology

From em- + bowel.

Synonyms

enclose bury embed inclose disembowel eviscerate

Derived words

envowel
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