English Explanatory Dictionary

exenterate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To disembowel; to eviscerate.

Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzɛntəɹeɪt/

Word forms

exenterate exenterates exenterating exenterated

Etymology

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

Synonyms

eviscerate
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