eviscerate
verbTo remove the internal organs; figuratively, to strip away essential content.
Remove essential substance
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Clear all filtersTo remove the internal organs; figuratively, to strip away essential content.
Remove essential substance
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To bring a feeling, memory, or response to mind.
Call to mind or arouse
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To make an existing problem or undesirable condition worse.
A worsening of an existing problem or unpleasant condition.
Demanding great care, effort, or precision.
A payment or demand imposed with severity or unfairness.
To raise someone or something in rank, esteem, or praise.
Raised to a high position or filled with elevated joy.
High in rank
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To irritate or frustrate intensely.
To scrape or wear away skin; also to criticize severely.
Criticize severely
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The act of carrying out a plan, decision, or task.
Excellent enough to serve as a model for others.
To show by example or embody a quality.
Thorough enough to cover all relevant aspects.
Thoroughly and with all relevant details considered.
To clear someone of blame or responsibility.
Unreasonably high or excessive, especially in cost or demand.
Unfamiliar or unusual, often because it comes from elsewhere.
To speak or write at length and in detail.
The usefulness or convenience of an action for achieving an immediate aim.
Useful or convenient for reaching an aim, though not always principled.
Useful for an immediate aim
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Money, time, or effort spent for a purpose, or the act of spending it.
Based on, gained through, or involving direct experience.
A word or phrase used as an exclamation, especially one considered profane.
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