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exenterate

Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɛntəɹeɪt/

The English word “exenterate” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To disembowel; to eviscerate.

Etymology

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

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