eviscerate

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verb evis·cer·ate \ i-ˈvi-sə-ˌrāt \

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

And during oral arguments in the case last month, a three-judge panel of the court of appeals eviscerated Naruto's arguments.

— david kravets, Ars Technica, "Monkey selfie animal rights brouhaha devolves into a settlement," 5 Aug. 2017
Yet Napoli eviscerated a 2-2 pitch for his 20th homer of the year.

— maria torres, kansascity, "Royals fall to Rangers in return from All-Star break," 14 July 2017
The only other significant change to the bill is a provision that would further eviscerate protections for those with pre-existing conditions while, quite possibly, sending the individual insurance market into a genuine death spiral.

— eric levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "The More the Senate Health-Care Bill Changes, the More It Stays the Same," 13 July 2017
Gilbert didn’t handle that rejection well, and fired off a regrettable letter eviscerating James.

— shawn windsor, Detroit Free Press, "Chauncey Billups will run an NBA team one day; why not Detroit Pistons?," 3 July 2017
Carper said his party cannot support a plan that would eviscerate Medicaid to the degree being suggested by Republicans in order to provide another tax break for the nation's wealthiest people.

— ken daley, NOLA.com, "Sen. Bill Cassidy touts health care alternative on 'Meet The Press'," 2 July 2017
The eviscerator, or technician, removes the organs, the other – the cadaver – is eviscerated.

— Good Housekeeping, "This Is What It's Really Like Being a Mortician," 26 June 2017
Self-driving cars are likely to disrupt business models, substantially reduce personal car ownership, reshape urban and suburban development, upend the insurance business and eviscerate millions of transportation jobs while creating others.

— USA TODAY, "Regulators scramble to stay ahead of self-driving cars," 25 June 2017
The problem could get worse as more fishermen from farther north and places like Lake Qarun, where pollution has eviscerated fish stocks, move south into the Lake Nasser area, El-Din adds.

— National Geographic, "Crocodile Poaching Booms as Egypt Tourism Crumbles," 23 June 2017

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