Saturday, August 9, 2014

Word of the Day: EVISCERATE

evis·cer·ate

verb \i-ˈvi-sə-ˌrāt\
: to take out the internal organs of (an animal)
evis·cer·at·ed  evis·cer·at·ing
 

Examples of EVISCERATE

  1. <the ancient Egyptians would eviscerate the bodies of the dead as part of the process of mummifying them>

Origin of EVISCERATE

Latin evisceratus, past participle of eviscerare, from e- + viscera viscera
First Known Use: 1599

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