as in to clean
to take the internal organs out of the ancient Egyptians would eviscerate the bodies of the dead as part of the process of mummifying them

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Recent Examples of eviscerate Vought has returned to his post as the budget office’s director, and his plans for eviscerating entire agencies and decimating the morale of federal workers have turned into reality. Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025 No one else would have had the chutzpah, or the clout, to so eviscerate a powerful, theocratic Black family and, in so doing, to chart the price that political parents invariably extract from their kids, children who did not sign up for any kind of campaign to whom no benefits accrue. Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025 President Trump is also considering once more eviscerating national monument protection for Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears in southern Utah. Stephen Trimble, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025 Suing also may spark a backlash, eviscerating any user adoption gains. Dan Primack, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eviscerate

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“Eviscerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eviscerate. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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