eviscerate
Meaning
- (transitive) To disembowel; to remove the viscera.
- (transitive) To destroy or make ineffectual or meaningless.
- (transitive) To elicit the essence of.
- (transitive) To remove a bodily organ or its contents.
- (intransitive) To protrude through a surgical incision.
Synonyms
embowel
cut open
turn inside out
rub vigorously
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪˈvɪsəˌɹeɪt/
Etymology
From Latin ēviscerātus, past participle of ēviscerāre (“to disembowel”), from e- (“out”) + viscera (“bowels”).
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