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English Dictionary: enucleate by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enucleate
v
  1. remove the nucleus from (a cell)
  2. remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
  
      2. (Med.) To remove without cutting (as a tumor).
  
      3. To bring to light; to make clear. --Sclater (1654).
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