eviscerate
Gut something completely
To eviscerate is to remove the internal organs, especially from an animal being prepared for cooking: The hunter eviscerated the deer.
In surgery, evisceration is the protrusion or removal of organs.
Figuratively, to eviscerate something is to gut it of substance or force: The amendments eviscerated the bill.
The word suggests thorough, often violent emptying.
Digestive tract, or instinct
- hollow outRemove interior contents
- undermineWeaken by stealth
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- defangRemove ability to harm
neuter · emasculate · debilitate · cripple · enfeeble · dilute · erode · deplete
Cause complete ruin
- demolishDestroy completely
- devastateDestroy thoroughly and completely
- savageFierce and untamed
- shredTorn fragment
annihilate · decimate · obliterate · dismantle · tear apart · rip apart · expose · condemn
gut
Digestive tract, or instinct
- hollow outRemove interior contents
- undermineWeaken by stealth
- stripNarrow elongated piece
defang · neuter · emasculate · debilitate · cripple · enfeeble · dilute · erode · deplete · sap
destroy
Cause complete ruin
shred · annihilate · decimate · obliterate · dismantle · tear apart · rip apart · expose · condemn · rebuke
gut
Digestive tract, or instinct
intestines · organs · abdomen · butcher · slaughter · field dress · draw · dress · carcass · cavity
extract
Concentrated derived substance
eradicate · purge · strip out · empty · clear out · delete · extirpate · root out · tear out · rip out
evisceratestrengthen
Make more robust
fortify · reinforce · bolster · empower · invigorate
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