Meanings
verbeventrate (third-person singular simple present eventrates, present participle eventrating, simple past and past participle eventrated)
present singular third person eventrates · participle present eventrating · participle past eventrated · past eventrated
- obsoleteraretransitiveTo open the bowels of, disembowel.
- intransitiveobsoleterareTo protrude through a defect or weakness in the abdominal wall, to come out of one's belly.
Origin
- Frenchéventrer
- Englisheventrate
Back-formation from eventration on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix) or directly derived from French éventrer. Compare eventerate.
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French éventrer
- éventrerto disembowel
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APA
eventrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eventrate
MLA
“eventrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eventrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eventrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eventrate.
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