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eviscerate
e·vis·cer·ate
[
i víssə ràyt
]
(
past and past participle
e·vis·cer·at·ed
,
present participle
e·vis·cer·at·ing
,
3rd person present singular
e·vis·cer·ates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
disembowel somebody:
to remove the internal organs or entrails of a person or an animal
2.
remove important part of something:
to remove an essential part of something and so weaken it
3.
surgery
remove contents of organ:
to remove the contents of the eyeball or another organ or body cavity
[
Late 16th century. < Latin
eviscerat-
, past participle of
eviscerare
<
viscera
"internal organs, entrails"
]
e·vis·cer·a·tion
[
i vìssə ráysh'n
]
noun
e·vis·cer·a·tor
[
i víssə ràytər
]
noun
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e·vis·cer·a·tion [ i vìssə ráysh'n ] noune·vis·cer·a·tor [ i víssə ràytər ] noun
