# eviscerate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈvɪsəˌɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #74,947

## Definitions
1. To disembowel; to remove the viscera.
2. To destroy or make ineffectual or meaningless.
3. To elicit the essence of.
4. To remove a bodily organ or its contents.
5. To protrude through a surgical incision.

## Etymology
From Latin ēviscerātus, past participle of ēviscerāre (“to disembowel”), from e- (“out”) + viscera (“bowels”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eviscerate