eviscerate

verb

evis·​cer·​ate i-ˈvi-sə-ˌrāt 

eviscerated; eviscerating

transitive verb

1

a

: to take out the entrails of : disembowel

b

: to deprive of vital content or force

2

: to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)

intransitive verb

: to protrude through a surgical incision or suffer protrusion of a part through an incision

evisceration

i-ˌvi-sə-ˈrā-shən 

noun

Synonyms

• clean
• disembowel
• draw
• gut

Examples of eviscerate in a Sentence

the ancient Egyptians would eviscerate the bodies of the dead as part of the process of mummifying them

Recent Examples on the Web

Last week, the billionaire real estate mogul Barry Sternlicht eviscerated Brown University for pledging to consider divestment from Israel, and suspended donations to the school. —Alan Blinder, New York Times, 10 May 2024

At their least invasive, each person that passes through any stretch of nature kicks up rocks and dirt, and at their most invasive, eviscerates acres. —Leyton Cassidy, Longreads, 7 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Latin evisceratus, past participle of eviscerare, from e- + viscera viscera

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Kids Definition

eviscerate

verb

evis·​cer·​ate i-ˈvis-ə-ˌrāt 

eviscerated; eviscerating

: to take out the internal organs of

evisceration

-ˌvis-ə-ˈrā-shən 

noun

Medical Definition

eviscerate

verb

evis·​cer·​ate i-ˈvis-ə-ˌrāt 

eviscerated; eviscerating

transitive verb

1

: to remove the viscera of

2

: to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)

intransitive verb

: to protrude through a surgical incision or suffer protrusion of a part through an incision