dis|em|bow|el

dis|em|bow|el
dis|em|bow|el «DIHS ehm BOW uhl», transitive verb, -eled, -el|ing or (especially British) -elled, -el|ling.
1. to take or rip out the bowels or entrails of; eviscerate: »

The sharp horns of the antelope disemboweled the lion.

2. Figurative: »

to disembowel an engine.

Also, disentrail.

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