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EXENTERATE
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ex⋅en⋅ter⋅ate
/
v.
ɛkˈsɛn
təˌreɪt
;
adj.
ɛkˈsɛn
tər
ɪt
/
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[
v.
ek-
sen
-t
uh
-reyt
;
adj.
ek-
sen
-ter-it
]
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verb,
-at⋅ed,
-at⋅ing,
adjective
–verb (used with object)
1.
to remove the contents of; disembowel; eviscerate.
–adjective
2.
Surgery
.
eviscerate.
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Origin:
1600–10;
< L
exenterātus
(ptp. of
exenterāre
to disembowel), equiv. to
ex-
ex-
1
+
enter-
(< Gk
éntera
entrails) +
-ātus
-ate
1
Related forms:
ex⋅en⋅ter⋅a⋅tion,
noun
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EXENTERATE
ex·en·ter·ate
(ĭg-zěn'tə-rāt')
tr.v.
ex·en·ter·at·ed
,
ex·en·ter·at·ing
,
ex·en·ter·ates
To disembowel; eviscerate.
Medicine
To remove the contents of (an organ).
[Latin
exenterāre
, exenterāt-
,
to disembowel
:
ex-
,
ex-
+ Greek
enteron
,
entrails
; see
en
in Indo-European roots.]
ex·en'ter·a'tion
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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