EVISCERATE


Meaning of EVISCERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪvɪsəreɪt ]

( eviscerates, eviscerating, eviscerated)

1.

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 : V n

2.

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 )

Democrats say the petition will eviscerate state government.

VERB : V n [ emphasis ]

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