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eviscerate

One entry found for eviscerate.
Main Entry: evis·cer·ate
Pronunciation: i-'vi-s&-"rAt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -at·ed; -at·ing
Etymology: Latin evisceratus, past participle of eviscerare, from e- + viscera viscera
transitive verb
1 a : to take out the entrails of : DISEMBOWEL b : to deprive of vital content or force
2 : to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)
intransitive verb : to protrude through a surgical incision or suffer protrusion of a part through an incision
- evis·cer·a·tion /-"vi-s&-'rA-sh&n/ noun