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eviscerate
[ verb ih-vis-uh-reyt; adjective ih-vis-er-it, -uh-reyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove the entrails from; disembowel:
to eviscerate a chicken.
- to deprive of vital or essential parts:
The censors eviscerated the book to make it inoffensive to the leaders of the party.
- Surgery. to remove the contents of (a body organ).
eviscerate
/ ɪˈɪəˌɪ /
verb
- tr to remove the internal organs of; disembowel
- tr to deprive of meaning or significance
- tr surgery to remove the contents of (the eyeball or other organ)
- intr surgery (of the viscera) to protrude through a weakened abdominal incision after an operation
adjective
- having been disembowelled
Derived Forms
- ˈˌٴǰ, noun
- ˌˈپDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- ····پDz [ih-vis-, uh, -, rey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ····ٴǰ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of eviscerate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of eviscerate1
Example Sentences
This book is brutal and unsparing in its portrayal of its characters, with the growing dread palpable as the book drives forward, even as it’s incredibly big-hearted and leaves you emotionally eviscerated by the end.
Stock markets reacted to the president’s policy announcement last week with a historic rout, eviscerating $5 trillion in value in just 48 hours.
Like him, they claim to be interested only in improving or fixing the program, while they plot to eviscerate it.
"They could say, 'Oh, SNAP? Feeding hungry children? Not essential'...Their goal is to eviscerate the federal government so they can get more tax cuts."
“Nicaragua has basically eviscerated the rule of law and separation of powers and I think changes in legislation are going to be very unlikely,” Yasmin said.
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