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Definition of eviscerate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eviscerate

verb
 
/ɪˈvɪsəreɪt/
 
/ɪˈvɪsəreɪt/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they eviscerate
 
/ɪˈvɪsəreɪt/
 
/ɪˈvɪsəreɪt/
he / she / it eviscerates
 
/ɪˈvɪsəreɪts/
 
/ɪˈvɪsəreɪts/
past simple eviscerated
 
/ɪˈvɪsəreɪtɪd/
 
/ɪˈvɪsəreɪtɪd/
past participle eviscerated
 
/ɪˈvɪsəreɪtɪd/
 
/ɪˈvɪsəreɪtɪd/
-ing form eviscerating
 
/ɪˈvɪsəreɪtɪŋ/
 
/ɪˈvɪsəreɪtɪŋ/
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  1. eviscerate something to remove the inner organs of a body synonym disembowel
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin eviscerat- ‘disembowelled’, from the verb eviscerare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + viscera ‘internal organs’.
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