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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The conservative-majority high court has already eviscerated significant parts of the VRA, but the new legal fronts could reshape decades-long precedent of legal battles over political power.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 31 July 2025
The worst team in the league eviscerated Natalie Nakase’s vaunted zone, forcing the Coach of the Year frontrunner to scrap it in the second half.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
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—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 26 July 2025
As the agency’s OK seemed near, the season premiere of South Park on Paramount’s Comedy Central on Wednesday eviscerated Trump – and Paramount’s legal settlement – with a vehemence that’s become increasingly rare.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 2025
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 31 July 2025
The worst team in the league eviscerated Natalie Nakase’s vaunted zone, forcing the Coach of the Year frontrunner to scrap it in the second half.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
Don't the odds of a log truck coming undone and causing mega highway pile-up feel plausible, compared to a gust of wind blowing a weather vane that bounces off a fire extinguisher to then eviscerate my grandmother from the back of the head, killing her on the spot?
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 26 July 2025
As the agency’s OK seemed near, the season premiere of South Park on Paramount’s Comedy Central on Wednesday eviscerated Trump – and Paramount’s legal settlement – with a vehemence that’s become increasingly rare.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 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 6 Aug. 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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