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@WaterDweller: I'm surprised that you went to such trouble to research someone else's statement about word definition and then came to such an obviously incorrect conclusion. Your stated definition of eviscerate makes no mention of the use of the word in the figurative sense it is used in the video's title; however, just because a word does not have a particular definition in the dictionary does not mean that word does not have that meaning. Clearly, the figurative use of the word 'eviscerate' is referring to the actress' extremely effective rebuttal and denunciation of the mullah. This correlates precisely to your second definition of 'excoriate' (which happens to be the figurative interpretation of that word,) and so they are figuratively the same.

Now the with regards to the literal definition of 'excoriate' your dictionary says that it effectively means 'to take the skin off of'. Since the literal definition of 'eviscerate' (all of the definitions you provided save #2) effectively mean 'to take the contents out of an animal' one simply needs to see that the skin could be considered an animal's 'container' and hence 'excoriate' means to take the container off from around the contents and 'eviscerate' to take the contents from the container. Hence, they are literal opposites. (:

I now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

.iaui.


>> ^WaterDweller:

>> ^messenger:
I looked up "eviscerate": figuratively, it means "excoriate"; literally, it means the opposite.
Now that's clear.

Strange, I looked up both words, and found no indication that one means the other, neither figuratively nor literally:
e·vis·cer·ate
v.tr.
1. To remove the entrails of; disembowel.
2. To take away a vital or essential part of: a compromise that eviscerated the proposed bill.
3. Medicine
a. To remove the contents of (an organ).
b. To remove an organ, such as an eye, from (a patient).
v.intr. Medicine
To protrude through a wound or surgical incision.
ex·co·ri·ate
tr.v. ex·co·ri·at·ed, ex·co·ri·at·ing, ex·co·ri·ates
1. To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade. See Synonyms at chafe.
2. To censure strongly; denounce: an editorial that excoriated the administration for its inaction.
I have no idea what this has to do with anything, though. Just thought I'd point out.

Pakistani actress rips open mullah's chest, pulls out beating heart and eats it in front of camera.

>> ^Reefie:

Who the fuck are MEMRI and why are they so intent on only providing translations that help further 'western' agendas?


http://lmgtfy.com/?q=MEMRI

Obama doesn't even Sympathize with innocent Pakistani civilians which is why he authorizes illegal drone executions that keep putting women and children in the ground. Obama is much worse than what Beck could ever crazily utter...he is a war criminal.

>> ^Reefie:
Who the fuck are MEMRI and why are they so intent on only providing translations that help further 'western' agendas?


which agenda is that?
the agenda which tries to paint Islam as a scary bogeyman
or the agenda which tries to show that there is another face to Islam
or is it the agenda to show both?
is it the choice of MEMRI on which translations they do, or the person that picked it out and posted it to videosift?
what's your agenda it asking that question?

agenda's are like @ssholes, everyone has one

Two Republican pundits with their own TV shows can't be wrong!

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I blame you ... for EVERYTHING!

Why was there a Tsunami in Japan, people will ask, and I'll say "Payback!"
In reply to this comment by Payback:
>> ^rebuilder:
>> ^Payback:
I'm going to start downvoting videos that claim to "eviscerate", "destroy", "PWN" or "smacks down" and instead show someone winning an argument.
Casey destroyed the bully. She fought a battle of wits with an unarmed man.

Agreed. I started now.


Ya... was engaging in a bit of hyperbole there... don't blame me plz.

In Soviet Russia, I for one welcome teh Pakistani overlords who will destroy and eviscerate!!!!!!1111eleven!!

I blame you ... for EVERYTHING!

Why was there a Tsunami in Japan, people will ask, and I'll say "Payback!"
In reply to this comment by Payback:
>> ^rebuilder:
>> ^Payback:
I'm going to start downvoting videos that claim to "eviscerate", "destroy", "PWN" or "smacks down" and instead show someone winning an argument.
Casey destroyed the bully. She fought a battle of wits with an unarmed man.

Agreed. I started now.


Ya... was engaging in a bit of hyperbole there... don't blame me plz.

Fuck you. Right in your downvoting ass.

Ninja edit: That was a bit of a hyperbole. What I really meant to say was your seed should be wiped from the earth and your essence removed from history.
>> ^rebuilder:

>> ^Payback:
I'm going to start downvoting videos that claim to "eviscerate", "destroy", "PWN" or "smacks down" and instead show someone winning an argument.
Casey destroyed the bully. She fought a battle of wits with an unarmed man.

Agreed. I started now.

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>> ^rebuilder:
>> ^Payback:
I'm going to start downvoting videos that claim to "eviscerate", "destroy", "PWN" or "smacks down" and instead show someone winning an argument.
Casey destroyed the bully. She fought a battle of wits with an unarmed man.

Agreed. I started now.


Ya... was engaging in a bit of hyperbole there... don't blame me plz.

Edited Fun Fact: Ironic hyperbole doesn't translate well into the sift...

>> ^Payback:

I'm going to start downvoting videos that claim to "eviscerate", "destroy", "PWN" or "smacks down" and instead show someone winning an argument.
Casey destroyed the bully. She fought a battle of wits with an unarmed man.


Agreed. I started now.

I originally wrote "body slams", but wanted a cooler sounding word..>> ^WaterDweller:

>> ^messenger:
I looked up "eviscerate": figuratively, it means "excoriate"; literally, it means the opposite.
Now that's clear.

Strange, I looked up both words, and found no indication that one means the other, neither figuratively nor literally:
e·vis·cer·ate
v.tr.
1. To remove the entrails of; disembowel.
2. To take away a vital or essential part of: a compromise that eviscerated the proposed bill.
3. Medicine
a. To remove the contents of (an organ).
b. To remove an organ, such as an eye, from (a patient).
v.intr. Medicine
To protrude through a wound or surgical incision.
ex·co·ri·ate
tr.v. ex·co·ri·at·ed, ex·co·ri·at·ing, ex·co·ri·ates
1. To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade. See Synonyms at chafe.
2. To censure strongly; denounce: an editorial that excoriated the administration for its inaction.
I have no idea what this has to do with anything, though. Just thought I'd point out.

>> ^Sketch:

Their reality shows produce cultural heroes like her! Our reality shows produce Snookie and The Situation...
American wins! American wins! American wins!