Thesaurus: enucleate

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1. v. t. To bring or peel out, as a kernel from its enveloping husks its enveloping husks or shell.
2. v. t. To remove without cutting (as a tumor).
3. v. t. To bring to light; to make clear.
4. v. remove the nucleus from (a cell)
5. v. remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover
6. 1. To bring or peel out, as a kernel from its enveloping husks its enveloping husks or shell. 2. (Med.) To remove without cutting (as a tumor). 3. To bring to light; to make clear. Sclater (1654).
7. v. remove the nucleus from (a cell) v. remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover