(~s, eviscerating, ~d)
1.
To ~ 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 ~ 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 ~ state government.
VERB: V n emphasis