exenterate

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exenterate

/ɪɡˈzɛntəɹeɪt/

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin exenterātus, perfect passive participle of exenterō (“to disembowel”). First attested in 1607.

verb exenterates · exenterating · exenterated

transitive To disembowel; to eviscerate.
Similar: eviscerate

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@misc{exenterate_2026,
  title = {exenterate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exenterate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}