eviscerate
verb
evis·cer·ate
i-ˈvi-sə-ˌrāt 
eviscerated; eviscerating
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)
: to protrude through a surgical incision or suffer protrusion of a part through an incision
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
Already near the end of her rope, Gayle Rankin’s coarse, determined Sally Bowles tries desperately to keep from spinning out before coming completely and furiously unraveled (the actor’s eviscerating performance of the title song is destined to become the stuff of you-had-to-see-her lore).
—
Naveen Kumar, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
In 2017, Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress tried to eviscerate the ACA and almost succeeded in passing a bill that the Congressional Budget Office estimated would have left 22 million more Americans uninsured by 2026.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
The answer is Proposition 13, which eviscerated the property tax that was once the most stable and productive revenue source for local government.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Some have nearly eviscerated their foreign language programs.
—Rosemary Salomone, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
Raspberry Ketones have been shown in animal studies to help your body eviscerate fat within your body’s cells.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Even casting the monarch’s horoscope was treasonous, and treason’s death sentence was hideous: women were burned alive, men were hanged, drawn, and quartered — hanged until almost dead, eviscerated while still alive, then chopped into pieces.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The Supreme Court eviscerated the authority of the law and of the legislature to pass such a federal law.
—Amanda Nguyen, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
After Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee, eviscerated the Senate's bipartisan border proposal, Johnson quickly rejected it.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2024
Naveen Kumar, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
In 2017, Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress tried to eviscerate the ACA and almost succeeded in passing a bill that the Congressional Budget Office estimated would have left 22 million more Americans uninsured by 2026.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
The answer is Proposition 13, which eviscerated the property tax that was once the most stable and productive revenue source for local government.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Some have nearly eviscerated their foreign language programs.
—Rosemary Salomone, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
Raspberry Ketones have been shown in animal studies to help your body eviscerate fat within your body’s cells.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Even casting the monarch’s horoscope was treasonous, and treason’s death sentence was hideous: women were burned alive, men were hanged, drawn, and quartered — hanged until almost dead, eviscerated while still alive, then chopped into pieces.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The Supreme Court eviscerated the authority of the law and of the legislature to pass such a federal law.
—Amanda Nguyen, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
After Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee, eviscerated the Senate's bipartisan border proposal, Johnson quickly rejected it.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2024
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eviscerate
verb
evis·cer·ate
i-ˈvis-ə-ˌrāt
eviscerated; eviscerating
: to take out the internal organs of
Medical Definition
eviscerate
verb
evis·cer·ate
i-ˈvis-ə-ˌrāt
eviscerated; eviscerating
1
: to remove the viscera of
2
: to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)
: to protrude through a surgical incision or suffer protrusion of a part through an incision
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