inviscerate means deep-seated; internal. It carries an Arena rating of 1367, earned across 11 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, inviscerate ranks #399 of 13,223 for Scariest Words, #509 of 13,223 for Most Sublime Words, #1,202 of 13,223 for Most Whimsical Words, #1,326 of 13,223 for Most Storied Words.
inviscerate is pronounced /ɪnˈvɪsəɹət/.
Why “inviscerate” is a great word
To be deeply internal, or to nourish something profoundly within; from Latin *invisceratus*, past participle of *inviscerāre* ('to implant in the entrails, to nourish deeply'), from *in-* ('in') + *viscera* ('entrails, internal organs'). Unlike "superficial," which merely skims the surface, or "engender," which neutrally brings into being, to inviscerate is to cultivate within the warm, soft architecture of the self. It is the grudge that becomes a permanent knot beneath the ribs, the loyalty nurtured by the slow accretion of shared bone, or the homeland whose soil is tasted in every breath—a quiet, visceral truth that what is planted within us is what we, in turn, become.
Etymology
Latin invisceratus, past participle.
adj
- Deep-seated; internal.“[W]hen man ſigheth, (as the Apoſtle ſaith) as burthened vvith inviſcerate intereſts, longing to put on this pure ſpirituall veſture of Filiall love, this kind of heavineſſe of ſpirit, may be ſaid to make his love vveight in heaven; […]”
verb
- To breed (something); also, to nourish (something).“[O]ur Savior ſeemeth to have affected ſo much, the inviſcerating this diſpoſition in our hearts, as he claimeth the firſt introduction of this precept, to recommend it to us, as a ſpecial property of his miſſion, that the kindneſs to his perſon might ſvveeten the aſperity of the command, […]”
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