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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

Words nearby exenterate

exemplum, exempt, exempt carrier, exemption, exencephaly, exenterate, exenteration, exenteritis, exequatur, exequies, exequy
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Words related to exenterate

ravage, decimate, ransack, eviscerate, loot, empty, emasculate, debilitate, disembowel, deaden, destroy, desiccate, enervate, weaken, draw, clean, extract, pillage, sack, plunder

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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