eviscerate
verb
1. surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
Similar word(s): resect
Definition categories: contact, remove, take, withdraw
2. remove the contents of
- eviscerate the stomach
Definition categories: change, empty
3. remove the entrails of
Similar word(s): disembowel, draw
Definition categories: change, remove, take, withdraw
4. take away a vital or essential part of
- the compromise among the parties eviscerated the bill that had been proposed
Definition categories: change, devitalise, devitalize