as in to clean
to take the internal organs out of the ancient Egyptians would eviscerate the bodies of the dead as part of the process of mummifying them

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Recent Examples of eviscerate Gunn wasn't really asking Reynolds to come back to DC, especially after decades of Reynolds himself making fun of that critically and commercially eviscerated movie, which featured the Canadian superstar as DC Comics figure Hal Jordan. Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024 Kingsbury is eviscerating his reputation as a play caller whose offense struggles late in the season. Mike Sando, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 Bukele is immensely popular, largely because his heavy-handed security efforts have eviscerated the country’s street gangs. Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Here, they are eviscerated by hand on a grimy concrete pad. Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for eviscerate 

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“Eviscerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eviscerate. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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