Eviscerate (verb)

1. To remove the internal organs of (an animal or person).
2. To remove or take out something essential.
3. To criticize severely.

Origin:

Late 15c., from latin evisceratus, past participle of eviscerare "disembowel", from e- "out" + viscera "internal organs" (see viscera).

Examples:

1. The hunters eviscerated the animal in the field.
2. The new policy will eviscerate the safety net for the poor.
3. The critic eviscerated the play in his review.
4. The company was eviscerated by the economic downturn.
5. The author eviscerated the political system in his book.