EVISCERATE


Meaning of EVISCERATE in English

/ ɪˈvɪsəreɪt; NAmE / verb

[ vn ] ( formal ) to remove the inner organs of a body

SYN disembowel

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Latin eviscerat- disembowelled, from the verb eviscerare , from e- (variant of ex- ) out + viscera internal organs.

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