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

1
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

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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

Origin of exenterate

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

Derived forms of exenterate

  • exenteration, noun

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