Main Entry: ex·en·ter·ate

Pronunciation: \ig-ˈzen-tə-ˌrāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): ex·en·ter·at·ed; ex·en·ter·at·ing

Etymology: Latin exenteratus, past participle of exenterare to disembowel, modification of Greek exenterizein, from ex- + enteron intestine — more at inter-

Date: 1607

: to remove the contents of (as the orbit or pelvis)

— ex·en·ter·a·tion \-ˌzen-tə-ˈrā-shən\ noun