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verb (eviscerat, ing)
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(transitive) To disembowel, to remove the viscera.
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(transitive) To destroy or make ineffectual or meaningless.
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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.
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(transitive) Elicit the essence of.
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(context, transitive, surgery) Remove the contents of an eyeball.
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(context, intransitive, of viscera) to protrude through a surgical incision.
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noun
- a tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country)
verb (excis, ing)
- to impose an excise tax on something
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noun
- The deletion of some text during editing.
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(surgery) The removal of a tumor etc. by cutting
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(genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
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verb (exfoliat, ing)
- To remove the leaves from a plant.
- To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
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noun
- The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
- The loss of leaves from a plant
- The removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation
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verb (explor, ing)
- to wander without any particular aim or purpose
- to examine or investigate something systematically
The committee has been exploring alternative solutions to the problem at hand.
- to travel in search of discovery
It was around that time that the expedition began exploring the Arctic Circle.
- to experience first hand
It is normal for a boy of this age to be exploring his sexuality.
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(medicine) to examine diagnostically
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noun
- The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion.
- That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension")
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Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; -- correlative of intension. Synonymous with denotation.
- A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
- The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
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(weightlifting) An exercise in which an arm or leg is straightened against resistance.
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(fencing) A simple offensive action, consisting of extending the weapon arm forward.
- A numerical code used to specify a specific telephone in a telecommunication network.
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verb (extirpat, ing)
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(transitive, obsolete) To clear an area of roots and stumps.
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(transitive) To pull up by the roots; uproot.
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(transitive) To destroy completely; to annihilate.
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(transitive) To surgically remove.
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