eviscerate
verb
evis·cer·ate
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eviscerated;
eviscerating
Definition of eviscerate
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)
: to protrude through a surgical incision or suffer protrusion of a part through an incision
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Other Words from eviscerate
evisceration
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noun
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noun
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
Efforts to eviscerate federal blight-fighting and affordable housing programs have been underway for years. — Danielle Ohl, ProPublica, "Trump Called Baltimore “Vermin Infested” While the Federal Government Fails to Clean Up Rodents in Subsidized Housing," 14 Aug. 2019 The essay, which eviscerated India’s nuclear policy for placing the lives of millions in danger, wasn’t so much written as breathed out in a stream of fire. — Samanth Subramanian, The New Yorker, "The Prescient Anger of Arundhati Roy," 12 June 2019 In 2013, the Supreme Court eviscerated the Voting Rights Act, holding, in part, that the law unfairly assumed racial bias on the part of white Southerners. — Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, "The Supreme Court Just Legitimized a Cornerstone Element of Voter Suppression," 3 July 2019 He was eviscerated by Harris on issues of race, despite his defense of his record. — Aric Chokey, sun-sentinel.com, "How did the Democratic candidates do in their first round of debates? We rated them.," 28 June 2019 Besides the characters’ privilege, Tom and Dan share another fun trait: being verbally eviscerated by the women who are their bosses (Emma Thompson’s Katherine Newbury and Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Selina Meyer). — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "Late Night actor Reid Scott reflects on playing the 'privileged white prick'," 14 June 2019 Kawhi Leonard eviscerated Golden State’s switch-heavy defense to the tune of 36 points and 12 rebounds. — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, "Warriors must now make history after Game 4 loss puts them in 3-1 Finals hole," 7 June 2019 Another filmmaker might have comically eviscerated that lie, or at least smacked it around. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, "Review: ‘I Feel Pretty’ Doesn’t Even Go Skin Deep," 19 Apr. 2018 In a 1960 essay for National Review, Didion eviscerated typical European criticisms of America. — Mary Spencer, National Review, "What Joan Didion Saw," 29 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eviscerate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for eviscerate
eviscerate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of eviscerate
formal
: to take out the internal organs of (an animal)
See the full definition for eviscerate in the English Language Learners Dictionary
eviscerate
verb
evis·cer·ate
| \ i-ˈvis-ə-ˌrāt
\
\
eviscerated;
eviscerating
Medical Definition of eviscerate
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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