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exenterate

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

Origin of exenterate

1600–10; < Latin exenterātus (past participle of exenterāre to disembowel), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + enter- (< Greek éntera entrails) + -ātus -ate1
Related formsex·en·ter·a·tion, noun
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Related Words for exenterate

ravage, decimate, ransack, eviscerate, loot, empty, emasculate, debilitate, disembowel, deaden, destroy, desiccate, enervate, weaken, exenterate, draw, clean, extract, pillage, sack
British Dictionary definitions for exenterate

exenterate

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

Word Origin for exenterate

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