Meaning & use
eviscerate
To remove the internal organs from the body of a person or animal.
See it in a sentence
The pathologist eviscerated the specimen carefully to examine each organ during the autopsy.
Ancient embalmers would eviscerate a body before preserving it as a mummy.
A note on using this word
Eviscerate is a clinical, formal term; outside science or medicine it is far more often used figuratively, as in eviscerate an argument.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To deprive something of its essential force, substance, or effectiveness, often through harsh criticism or drastic cuts.
The critic's review eviscerated the film's plot, calling it lazy and incoherent.
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