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eviscerate

evis·ce·rate

UK/ɪˈvɪsəˌɹeɪt/ US/ʌˈvɪsɜrˌeɪt/ uncommon
adjective (1) verb (4)

adjective

1.

having been disembowelled

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verb

1.

surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ

Synonyms
2.

remove the contents of

  • “eviscerate the stomach”
3.

remove the entrails of

  • “draw a chicken”
Synonyms
4.

take away a vital or essential part of

  • “the compromise among the parties eviscerated the bill that had been proposed”

Origin

From Latin ēviscerātus, past participle of ēviscerāre (“to disembowel”), from e- (“out”) + viscera (“bowels”), equivalent to e- (“out”) + viscera + -ate.

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