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Definition of disembowel verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

disembowel

verb

NAmE//ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəl//

disembowel somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they disembowel

he / she / it disembowels

past simple disemboweled (Canadian English usually)disembowelled

-ing form disemboweling (Canadian English usually)disembowelling

to take the stomach, bowels, and other organs out of a person or an animal

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