as in to clean
to take the internal organs out of the ancient Egyptians would eviscerate the bodies of the dead as part of the process of mummifying them

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Recent Examples of eviscerate In the next scene, Ed treats his first fan—his sometime girlfriend Adeline Watkins—to the spectacle of a dead, nude woman, eviscerated and strung up like a carcass in a slaughterhouse. Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025 Her body was decapitated and eviscerated. Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 Related Stories Farrelly thinks that kind of oppressive political correctness is fading and that audiences are eager to see movies that eviscerate good taste in order to land a joke again. Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 Not surprisingly, each went on to have dominant seasons, eviscerating their competition in doing so. Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eviscerate
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  • Her goal in including hygiene items and cleaning supplies in the pantry is to ensure families don’t need to choose between nutrition and other forms of self-care, Ortega said.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Depending on how often your household uses your microwave, the inside should be cleaned at least once a week with dish soap and hot water on a microfiber cloth.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • These risks have prompted the United States, China, and other spacefaring nations to develop advanced systems for tracking, avoiding, and potentially removing orbital debris.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • My son removes his shoes and socks and joins me.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Eviscerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eviscerate. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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