Wordnet 3.0
VERB (2)
1.
remove the nucleus from (a cell);
2.
remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. (Med.) To remove without cutting (as a tumor).
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3. To bring to light; to make clear. --Sclater (1654).
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
enucleate
v 1: remove the nucleus from (a cell)
2: remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover