ə̇ˈvisəˌrāt, ēˈ-, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin evisceratus, past participle of eviscerare, from e- + viscera — more at viscera
transitive verb
1.
a. : to take out the entrails of : disembowel , gut
eviscerate a turkey
b. : to deprive of essential or vital content or force : weaken decisively : devitalize
recklessly eviscerates the ground forces in favor of … long-range bombers — Walter Millis
the book is eviscerated and left a mere story for boys — Montgomery Belgion
2. : to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)
intransitive verb
1. of a part : to protrude through a surgical incision
2. of a patient : to suffer protrusion of a part through an incision