eviscerate

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evis·cer·ate | \ i-ˈvi-sə-ˌrāt

eviscerated; eviscerating

Definition of eviscerate

transitive verb

1a : 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

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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 When Parliament finally opened greyhound ownership to all comers, the working class surged into hare coursing, in which greyhounds use sight, speed, and agility to pursue and oftentimes kill (read: eviscerate) a brown hare. — Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, "Shades of Grey," 31 Oct. 2020 When Parliament finally opened greyhound ownership to all comers, the working class surged into hare coursing, in which greyhounds use sight, speed, and agility to pursue and oftentimes kill (read: eviscerate) a brown hare. — Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, "Shades of Grey," 31 Oct. 2020 When Parliament finally opened greyhound ownership to all comers, the working class surged into hare coursing, in which greyhounds use sight, speed, and agility to pursue and oftentimes kill (read: eviscerate) a brown hare. — Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, "Shades of Grey," 31 Oct. 2020 When Parliament finally opened greyhound ownership to all comers, the working class surged into hare coursing, in which greyhounds use sight, speed, and agility to pursue and oftentimes kill (read: eviscerate) a brown hare. — Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, "Shades of Grey," 31 Oct. 2020 When Parliament finally opened greyhound ownership to all comers, the working class surged into hare coursing, in which greyhounds use sight, speed, and agility to pursue and oftentimes kill (read: eviscerate) a brown hare. — Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, "Shades of Grey," 31 Oct. 2020 The changes essentially eviscerate requirements that lenders, insurance companies and landlords comply with federal fair housing laws, civil rights attorneys say. — Washington Post, "New federal rule will make it harder to challenge discrimination in the housing industry, lawsuits allege," 22 Oct. 2020 When Parliament finally opened greyhound ownership to all comers, the working class surged into hare coursing, in which greyhounds use sight, speed, and agility to pursue and oftentimes kill (read: eviscerate) a brown hare. — Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, "Shades of Grey," 31 Oct. 2020 When Parliament finally opened greyhound ownership to all comers, the working class surged into hare coursing, in which greyhounds use sight, speed, and agility to pursue and oftentimes kill (read: eviscerate) a brown hare. — Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, "Shades of Grey," 31 Oct. 2020

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