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

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