eviscerate

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

Synonyms of eviscerate

• clean
• remove

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

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Mars Attacks, released in 1962, was a huge hit with kids, though many parents objected to the gruesome artwork of Martians eviscerating Earthlings. — Bob Woods, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

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