Meanings
verbexenterate (third-person singular simple present exenterates, present participle exenterating, simple past and past participle exenterated)
present singular third person exenterates · participle present exenterating · participle past exenterated · past exenterated
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo disembowel; to eviscerate.
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Origin
- Latinexenterātus
- Englishexenterate
Learned borrowing from Latin exenterātus, perfect passive participle of exenterō (“to disembowel”). First attested in 1607.
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Polish patroszyć, wypatroszać
- patroszyćto disembowel; to eviscerate
- wypatroszaćto disembowel; to eviscerate
- wypatroszyćto disembowel; to eviscerate
- egzenterowaćto disembowel; to eviscerate
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“exenterate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exenterate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exenterate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exenterate.
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