First Known Use: 1607
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exenterate
verb ex·en·ter·ate \ig-ˈzen-tə-ˌrāt\
ex·en·ter·at·edex·en·ter·at·ing
Definition of EXENTERATE
transitive verb
: to remove the contents of (as the orbit or pelvis)
— ex·en·ter·a·tion \-ˌzen-tə-ˈrā-shən\ noun
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Origin of EXENTERATE
Latin exenteratus, past participle of exenterare to disembowel, modification of Greek exenterizein, from ex- + enteron intestine — more at inter-
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