Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense eviscerates, present participle eviscerating, past tense, past participle eviscerated
1. verb
To eviscerate a person or animal means to remove their internal organs, such as their heart, lungs, and stomach.
[formal]
...strangling and eviscerating rabbits for the pot. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: gut, draw, paunch, disembowel More Synonyms of eviscerate
2. verb
If you say that something will eviscerate an organization or system, you are emphasizing that it will make the organization or system much weaker or much less powerful.
[formal, emphasis]
Democrats say the petition will eviscerate state government. [VERB noun]
eviscerate in British English
(ɪˈvɪsəˌreɪt)
verb
1. (transitive)
to remove the internal organs of; disembowel
2. (transitive)
to deprive of meaning or significance
3. (transitive) surgery
to remove the contents of (the eyeball or other organ)
4. (intransitive) surgery
(of the viscera) to protrude through a weakened abdominal incision after an operation
adjective (ɪˈvɪsərɪt)
5.
having been disembowelled
Derived forms
evisceration (eˌviscerˈation)
noun
eviscerator (eˈviscerˌator)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Latin ēviscerāre to disembowel, from viscera entrails
eviscerate in American English
(iˈvɪsərˌeɪt; ɪˈvɪsərˌeɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: eˈviscerˌated or eˈviscerˌating
1.
to remove the viscera from; disembowel
2.
to deprive of an essential part; take away the force, significance, etc. of
3. Surgery
to remove the contents of (an organ)
verb intransitive
4.
to protrude through a surgical incision or deep wound: said as of the viscera
5.
to experience such a protrusion
Derived forms
evisceration (eˌviscerˈation)
noun
Word origin
< L evisceratus, pp. of eviscerare < e-, out + viscera, viscera
Synonyms of 'eviscerate'
gut, draw, paunch, disembowel
More Synonyms of eviscerate
(verb)
Definition
to remove the internal organs of
strangling and eviscerating rabbits for the pot
Synonyms
gut
It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.