embowel

== English == === Alternative forms === imbowel (archaic) === Etymology === From em- +‎ bowel. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʊl IPA(key): /ɛmˈbaʊ.əl/ === Verb === embowel (third-person singular simple present embowels, present participle (US) emboweling or (UK) embowelling, simple past and past participle (US) emboweled or (UK) embowelled) (obsolete) To enclose or bury. (archaic) To remove the bowels; disembowel. ==== Synonyms ==== (enclose): enclose, bury, embed, inclose (remove the bowels): disembowel, eviscerate ==== Derived terms ====