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

• clean
• disembowel
• draw
• gut

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

Watch Laverne Cox hilariously eviscerate Republicans who weaponize transphobia in The Daily Show exclusive clip The Daily Show airs at 11 p.m. —Debbie Day, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024

Harper goes on to essentially eviscerate Eric in front of the entire crowd, basically sacrificing the cautious launch of her and Petra’s fund at the altar of revenge. —Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2024

Leonard Maltin pans the movie — in the middle of the movie — and gets eviscerated for it. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024

Laura eviscerating Liam for clearly being a former high school sports bro is so cathartic and hot to me. —Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2024

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

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