Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disembowel

[dɪsɪmˈbaʊ(ə)ɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: dis-em-bow-el
IPA: [dɪsɪmˈbaʊ(ə)ɫ]

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.

Transitive verb

verb

To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"`Yea. The people of Kôr ever embalmed their dead, as did the Egyptians, but their art was greater than the art of the Egyptians, for, whereas the Egyptians disembowelled and drew the brain, the people of Kôr injected fluid into the veins, and thus reached every part.'"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English embowel English disembowel From dis- + embowel.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [dɪsɪmˈbaʊ(ə)ɫ]

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

disembowels (present, singular) disemboweling (US, participle) disembowelling (UK, participle) disemboweled (US, participle) disemboweled (US, past) disembowelled (UK, participle) disembowelled (UK, past)

Derived Forms

disemboweller disembowelment

Frequently Paired Words

disemvowel

Synonyms

eviscerate draw

Rhymes With

foul towel powell owl bowel vowel fowl cowl trowel dowel disavowal avowal

Questions

How do you pronounce disembowel?: The recorded pronunciation is [dɪsɪmˈbaʊ(ə)ɫ].
What does disembowel mean?: To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
Where does disembowel come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English embowel English disembowel From dis- + embowel.

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