'Enucleate' definitions:
Definition of 'enucleate'
From: WordNet
verb
Remove the nucleus from (a cell)
verb
Remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover
Definition of 'Enucleate'
From: GCIDE
- Enucleate \E*nu"cle*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enucleated; p. pr. & vb. n. Enucleating.] [L. enucleatus, p. p. of enucleare to enucleate; e out + nucleus kernel.]
- 1. To bring or peel out, as a kernel from its enveloping husks its enveloping husks or shell. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) To remove without cutting (as a tumor). [1913 Webster]
- 3. To bring to light; to make clear. --Sclater (1654). [1913 Webster]