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mutilate
[myoot-l-eyt]
verb (used with object)
to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts.
Vandals mutilated the painting.
Synonyms: , ,to deprive (a person or animal) of a limb or other essential part.
mutilate
/ ˈːɪˌɪ /
verb
to deprive of a limb, essential part, etc; maim; dismember
to mar, expurgate, or damage (a text, book, etc)
Other 51Թ Forms
- mutilation noun
- mutilative adjective
- mutilatory adjective
- mutilator noun
- self-mutilating adjective
- self-mutilation noun
- unmutilated adjective
- unmutilative adjective
- ˌܳپˈپDz noun
- ˈܳپˌپ adjective
- ˈܳپˌٴǰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mutilate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Sconce eventually pleaded guilty to 21 criminal counts — including for mutilating corpses, holding mass cremations and hiring hit men — and was sentenced in 1989 to five years in prison.
Our heroine wonders: “Will it be legal to poison, mutilate, or infect people — as long as you provide them with food, water, and a space to die?”
A 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl have been arrested after the "mutilated" remains of two kittens were found in a field in west London, police said.
"To my horror, I saw two dead mutilated kittens, along with an array of weaponry," the witness recounted.
The author said the situation left her feeling "trashed" and "mutilated".
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