eviscerate

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verb

evis·​cer·​ate i-ˈvi-sə-ˌrāt 

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

evisceration

i-ˌvi-sə-ˈrā-shən 

noun

evisceration

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noun

evis·​cer·​a·​tion

plural -s

1

: the act or process of eviscerating

2

a

: protrusion of viscera through the body wall especially through a surgical incision

b

: removal of an organ or of the contents of an organ

Synonyms of eviscerate

Verb

• clean
• remove

Examples of eviscerate in a Sentence

Verb

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The same is true of Shannon’s gift for eviscerating quips and Feimster’s talent for proudly shouting inappropriate things, both on full display. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

Book review sections are evaporating; NPR has been eviscerated; and social media followings no longer seem to be reliably converting into book sales. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Springsteen kicked off the tour in Minneapolis with a series of speeches eviscerating the president and his administration. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

The fires eviscerated many of the plants and trees in and around the burn zones, leaving behind barren lots and charred swaths of parkland. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Latin evisceratus, past participle of eviscerare, from e- + viscera viscera

Noun

Medieval Latin evisceration-, evisceratio, from Latin evisceratus + -ion-, -io -ion

First Known Use

Verb

1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Rhymes for eviscerate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate

Kids Definition

eviscerate

verb

evis·​cer·​ate i-ˈvis-ə-ˌrāt 

eviscerated; eviscerating

: to take out the internal organs of

evisceration

-ˌvis-ə-ˈrā-shən 

noun

Medical Definition

eviscerate

verb

evis·​cer·​ate i-ˈvis-ə-ˌrāt 

eviscerated; eviscerating

transitive verb

1

: to remove the viscera of

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

evisceration

i-ˌvis-ə-ˈrā-shən 

noun

Confronted with the reality of recurrent graft failure and vision loss, … the patient and his family opted against further attempts at corneal transplantation, and chose evisceration …

—Artemis Matsou, Ophthalmology Times Europe