Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To remove the entrails of; disembowel.
- v. To take away a vital or essential part of: a compromise that eviscerated the proposed bill.
- v. Medicine To remove the contents of (an organ).
- v. Medicine To remove an organ, such as an eye, from (a patient).
- v. Medicine To protrude through a wound or surgical incision.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To remove the viscera from; take out the entrails of; disembowel.
- Figuratively, to deprive of essential or vital parts.
- To unbosom; reveal; disclose.
Wiktionary
- v. transitive To disembowel, to remove the viscera.
- v. transitive To destroy or make ineffectual or meaningless.
- v. transitive To elicit the essence of.
- v. transitive, surgery To remove a bodily organ or its contents.
- v. intransitive, of viscera To protrude through a surgical incision.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; to gut.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. having been disembowelled
- v. surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
- v. remove the contents of
- v. take away a vital or essential part of
- v. remove the entrails of
Etymologies
- From Latin evisceratus, past participle of eviscerare ("to disembowel"), from e ("out") + viscera ("bowels"). (Wiktionary)
- Latin ēviscerāre, ēviscerāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + viscera, internal organs; see viscera. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The Florida pastor, author and talk show host wants to outlaw abortion, abolish the IRS and Federal Reserve, and "eviscerate" federal programs such as Social Security.”
“FICTION: The NAB claims that devices operating on adjacent television channels will "eviscerate" digital TV signals”
“I had to look up "eviscerate" ... it means to disembowel.”
“Toronto lawyer David Garson said the Conservative proposals would "eviscerate" the Immigration Act.”
“Although the forecasts are lower, Charles Di Bona, an analyst at Bernstein Research, said Microsoft didn't "eviscerate" its numbers, which may give investors confidence that it is better insulated from economic turbulence than others.”
The Wall Street Journal: Microsoft's Profit Rises, But Outlook Is Damped
“And more than one witness has described to me how he can "eviscerate" opponents who try to take him on in meetings without having their facts straight.”
“I don't see how a comedian can "eviscerate" anyone, at least not on an intellectual basis.”
“He pointed to footnote 8 of Google's brief, in which Google argued that going to opt-in would "eviscerate" the settlement.”
“After nine rounds of scrunch-faced spellings and a few gleefully lucky guesses, Michael Whalon terminated his competition with "eviscerate" yesterday in the 35th annual Richmond Times-Dispatch Regional Spelling Bee.”
“(CN) - The 4th Circuit exercised caution in reversing an injunction that prevents West Virginia from restricting the advertisement of video lottery machines, saying the sweeping ban could "eviscerate" money raised for education and infrastructure.”
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brtom "Every phase of the situation was successively eviscerated ..."
Joyce, Ulysses, 14 Jan 20, 2007