self-enucleate

US/ˈsɛlfənukliˌait/

verb

To remove one or both of one's own eyes.

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Meanings

verbself-enucleate (third-person singular simple present self-enucleates, present participle self-enucleating, simple past and past participle self-enucleated)

present singular third person self-enucleates · participle present self-enucleating · participle past self-enucleated · past self-enucleated

  1. intransitivemedicineTo remove one or both of one's own eyes.

Origin

From self- + enucleate.

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APA

self-enucleate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-enucleate

MLA

“self-enucleate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-enucleate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-enucleate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-enucleate.

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