eviscerate

verb evis·cer·ate \ i-ˈvi-sə-ˌrāt \

Updated on: 19 Apr 2018

Definition of eviscerate

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

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evisceration

play \i-ˌvi-sə-ˈrā-shən\ noun

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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 of eviscerate from the Web

Axios even released a list of the senators who were most likely to eviscerate the Facebook CEO.

— alex shephard, The New Republic, "Mark Zuckerberg’s Trip to the Principal’s Office," 11 Apr. 2018
Economic oligarchy will be established in law, and any political check on the powers of business likely will be eviscerated.

— charles p. pierce, Esquire, "Why Do the Koch Brothers Want a Convention of States?," 8 Jan. 2018
The drama puts in a lot of work to make a rules obsessive like Kate as much of a lovable hero as sweet Jay Simmons (Wesam Keesh), whom Kate eviscerates in court, Sandra, and Allison.

— ariana romero, refinery29.com, "For The People Doesn't Feel Like Shondaland, But It Is Fun," 12 Mar. 2018
Imagine a country that was eviscerated by indiscriminate U.S. bombing campaigns during the Korean War, when more bombs were dropped on North Korea than on all of the Asia-Pacific Theater during World War II.

— christine ahn, Fortune, "Commentary: Here’s What Kim Really Wants Out of His Meeting With Trump," 9 Mar. 2018
Stop treating immigration agents differently from everybody else for the purpose of eviscerating border controls and advancing an open-borders philosophy shared by only the most radical extremists.

— latimes.com, "Read Jeff Sessions' prepared remarks about California's 'sanctuary state' laws," 7 Mar. 2018
Obviously, the entire world was deeply unimpressed by Arie's behavior—but no one was more pissed than former contestant Bekah Martinez, who took to Twitter to eviscerate him.

— mehera bonner, Marie Claire, "Bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr.'s Ex Shares Their Private DMs and Calls Him a "F*cking Tool"," 6 Mar. 2018
Jimmy Kimmel jokes about last year's Best Picture gaffe and eviscerates Hollywood predators in his monologue.

— julie kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, "These Were the Best Moments of the 2018 Oscars," 5 Mar. 2018
The divine plan, as seen on TV, is a world in which God designs fiendish plot arcs to eviscerate us all.

— noah berlatsky, Houston Chronicle, "Television is showing us the dark side of playing God," 20 Jan. 2018

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