To put out the eyes of; to blind or deprive of sight by removing or destroying the eyes.
From Latin 'excaecate' (to blind), from 'ex-' (out) + 'caecus' (blind). This brutal word entered English in medieval texts describing punishments or injuries.
This word survives in medical and historical texts as one of English's most graphic terms for medieval punishments. It shows how older languages had precise words for injuries we hope never to see today.
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