exenterate
[ verb ek-sen-tuh-reyt; adjective ek-sen-ter-it ]
verb (used with object),ex·en·ter·at·ed, ex·en·ter·at·ing.
to remove the contents of; disembowel; eviscerate.
adjective
Surgery. eviscerate.
Origin of exenterate
1Other 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
Origin of exenterate
1C17: from Latin exenterāre, from ex- 1 + Greek enteron intestine
Derived forms of exenterate
- exenteration, noun
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