English
Etymology
From L. evisceratus, past participle of eviscerare.
Verb
en-verb|eviscerat|ing
#transitive To disembowel, to remove the viscera.
#transitive To destroy or make ineffectual or meaningless.
#:The statement by the Trial Court, informing the accused that he had the option either to make a plea of not guilty, or if he made an insanity plea, upon conviction, to be put under a punishment for an enormously long period of time far in excess of that which he would be penalized by a conviction, was, in my opinion, an effective evisceration of the accused's rights under the law. –Phillis 22 in Paul Robinson's Instrument of God.
#transitive Elicit the essence of.
#context|transitive|surgery Remove the contents of an eyeball.
#context|intransitive|of viscera to protrude through a surgical incision.
Synonyms
exenterate
Derived terms
evisceration
eviscerator
Italian
Verb form
eviscerate
- second-person plural indicative present of eviscerare
- second-person plural imperative of eviscerare
et:eviscerate
te:eviscerate
vi:eviscerate
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