1. removes the internal organs from (a body or carcass)
Usage: medical; surgical
2. removes the essential contents of; empties out completely
3. criticizes or attacks severely and destructively
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The surgeon carefully eviscerates the specimen for examination.
• The fire completely eviscerates the building’s interior.
• The critic eviscerates the new movie in her scathing review.
• The hurricane eviscerates the coastal town, leaving only empty shells of homes.
• The investigative report eviscerates the company’s claims about safety.
• The butcher eviscerates the fish before packaging it for sale.