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exenterate

[ verb ek-sen-tuh-reyt; adjective ek-sen-ter-it ]
/ verb ɛkˈsɛn təˌreɪt; adjective ɛkˈsɛn tər ɪt /
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verb (used with object), ex·en·ter·at·ed, ex·en·ter·at·ing.
to remove the contents of; disembowel; eviscerate.
adjective
Surgery. eviscerate.
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Origin of exenterate

1600–10; <Latin exenterātus (past participle of exenterāre to disembowel), equivalent to ex-ex-1 + enter- (<Greek éntera entrails) + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM exenterate

ex·en·ter·a·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for exenterate

exenterate

verb (ɪɡˈzɛntəˌreɪt) (tr)
surgery to remove (internal organs, an eyeball, etc); eviscerate
a rare word for disembowel
adjective (ɪɡˈzɛntəˌreɪt, -rɪt)
rare having been disembowelled

Derived forms of exenterate

exenteration, noun

Word Origin for exenterate

C17: from Latin exenterāre, from ex- 1 + Greek enteron intestine
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