embowel

em·bow·el

 (ĕm-bou′əl)
tr.v. em·bow·eled, em·bow·el·ing, em·bow·els or em·bow·elled or em·bow·el·ling
Archaic To disembowel.

[Obsolete French emboueler, alteration of Old French esbouler : es-, out of (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + Old French boeler (from boel, bouele, entrails; see bowel).]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

embowel

(ɪmˈbaʊəl)
vb
1. to bury or embed deeply
2. another word for disembowel
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

em•bow•el

(ɛmˈbaʊ əl, -ˈbaʊl)

v.t. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling.
1. to disembowel.
2. Obs. to enclose.
[1515–25]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

embowel


Past participle: embowelled
Gerund: embowelling

Imperative
embowel
embowel
Present
I embowel
you embowel
he/she/it embowels
we embowel
you embowel
they embowel
Preterite
I embowelled
you embowelled
he/she/it embowelled
we embowelled
you embowelled
they embowelled
Present Continuous
I am embowelling
you are embowelling
he/she/it is embowelling
we are embowelling
you are embowelling
they are embowelling
Present Perfect
I have embowelled
you have embowelled
he/she/it has embowelled
we have embowelled
you have embowelled
they have embowelled
Past Continuous
I was embowelling
you were embowelling
he/she/it was embowelling
we were embowelling
you were embowelling
they were embowelling
Past Perfect
I had embowelled
you had embowelled
he/she/it had embowelled
we had embowelled
you had embowelled
they had embowelled
Future
I will embowel
you will embowel
he/she/it will embowel
we will embowel
you will embowel
they will embowel
Future Perfect
I will have embowelled
you will have embowelled
he/she/it will have embowelled
we will have embowelled
you will have embowelled
they will have embowelled
Future Continuous
I will be embowelling
you will be embowelling
he/she/it will be embowelling
we will be embowelling
you will be embowelling
they will be embowelling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been embowelling
you have been embowelling
he/she/it has been embowelling
we have been embowelling
you have been embowelling
they have been embowelling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been embowelling
you will have been embowelling
he/she/it will have been embowelling
we will have been embowelling
you will have been embowelling
they will have been embowelling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been embowelling
you had been embowelling
he/she/it had been embowelling
we had been embowelling
you had been embowelling
they had been embowelling
Conditional
I would embowel
you would embowel
he/she/it would embowel
we would embowel
you would embowel
they would embowel
Past Conditional
I would have embowelled
you would have embowelled
he/she/it would have embowelled
we would have embowelled
you would have embowelled
they would have embowelled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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