"embowel" meaning in English

See embowel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɛmˈbaʊ.əl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-embowel.wav Forms: embowels [present, singular, third-person], emboweling [participle, present], embowelling [participle, present], emboweled [participle, past], emboweled [past], embowelled [participle, past], embowelled [past]
Rhymes: -aʊl Etymology: From em- + bowel. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|en|bowel|alt1=em}} em- + bowel Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=embowelled|pres_ptc2=embowelling}} embowel (third-person singular simple present embowels, present participle emboweling or embowelling, simple past and past participle emboweled or embowelled)
  1. (obsolete) To enclose or bury. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (enclose): enclose, bury, embed, inclose
    Sense id: en-embowel-en-verb-E1gCs664 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of 'enclose': 96 4
  2. (archaic) To remove the bowels; disembowel. Tags: archaic Synonyms (remove the bowels): disembowel, eviscerate
    Sense id: en-embowel-en-verb-H~XrIHu8 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'remove the bowels': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: imbowel [archaic]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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