eviscerate
verb
evis·cer·ate
i-ˈvi-sə-ˌrāt 
eviscerated; eviscerating
1
a
: to take out the entrails of : disembowel
b
: to deprive of vital content or force
2
: to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)
: to protrude through a surgical incision or suffer protrusion of a part through an incision
Examples of eviscerate in a Sentence
the ancient Egyptians would eviscerate the bodies of the dead as part of the process of mummifying them
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Vought has returned to his post as the budget office’s director, and his plans for eviscerating entire agencies and decimating the morale of federal workers have turned into reality.
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Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
No one else would have had the chutzpah, or the clout, to so eviscerate a powerful, theocratic Black family and, in so doing, to chart the price that political parents invariably extract from their kids, children who did not sign up for any kind of campaign to whom no benefits accrue.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
President Trump is also considering once more eviscerating national monument protection for Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears in southern Utah.
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Suing also may spark a backlash, eviscerating any user adoption gains.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
No one else would have had the chutzpah, or the clout, to so eviscerate a powerful, theocratic Black family and, in so doing, to chart the price that political parents invariably extract from their kids, children who did not sign up for any kind of campaign to whom no benefits accrue.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
President Trump is also considering once more eviscerating national monument protection for Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears in southern Utah.
—Stephen Trimble, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
Suing also may spark a backlash, eviscerating any user adoption gains.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eviscerate
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“Eviscerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eviscerate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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eviscerate
verb
evis·cer·ate
i-ˈvis-ə-ˌrāt
eviscerated; eviscerating
: to take out the internal organs of
Medical Definition
eviscerate
verb
evis·cer·ate
i-ˈvis-ə-ˌrāt
eviscerated; eviscerating
1
: to remove the viscera of
2
: to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)
: to protrude through a surgical incision or suffer protrusion of a part through an incision
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