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e·vis·cer·ate ( -v s -r t )v. e·vis·cer·at·ed, e·vis·cer·at·ing, e·vis·cer·ates v.tr.1. To remove the entrails of; disembowel. 2. To take away a vital or essential part of: a compromise that eviscerated the proposed bill. 3. Medicine a. To remove the contents of (an organ). b. To remove an organ, such as an eye, from (a patient). v.intr. Medicine To protrude through a wound or surgical incision.
[Latin viscer re, viscer t- : -, ex-, ex- + viscera, internal organs; see viscera.]
e·vis cer·a tion n. |
eviscerate Verb [-ating, -ated] to remove the internal organs of; disembowel [Latin e- out + viscera entrails] evisceration n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | eviscerate - surgically remove a part of a structure or an organpractice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" | | 2. | eviscerate - remove the contents of; "eviscerate the stomach"practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" | | 3. | eviscerate - remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken"remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" | | 4. | eviscerate - take away a vital or essential part of; "the compromise among the parties eviscerated the bill that had been proposed" | | Adj. | 1. | eviscerate - having been disembowelledinjured - harmed; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings" |
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