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verb
- 1. inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on: "most of the prisoners had been mutilated" Similar
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MUTILATE definition: 1. to damage something severely, especially by violently removing a part: 2. to destroy an idea or…. Learn more.
The meaning of MUTILATE is to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect. How to use mutilate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Mutilate.
Mutilate definition: to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts. See examples of MUTILATE used in a sentence.
Jun 15, 2024 · mutilate (third-person singular simple present mutilates, present participle mutilating, simple past and past participle mutilated) To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb. To destroy beyond recognition.
1. to injure or disfigure by removing or irreparably damaging parts: to mutilate a painting. 2. to deprive (a person or animal) of a limb or other essential part. [1525–35; < Latin mutilātus, past participle of mutilāre to maim, derivative of mutilus mutilated; see -ate 1] mu`ti•la′tion,n. mu′ti•la`tor,n.
Mutilate is a verb that means to injure or ruin, usually in a brutal or messy way. If you drop a cantaloupe into a wood chipper, you'll mutilate that poor melon, with chunks of fruit and rind flying everywhere.
verb. /ˈmjuːtɪleɪt/ Verb Forms. mutilate somebody/something to damage somebody’s body very severely, especially by cutting or tearing off part of it. The body had been badly mutilated. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
verb. /ˈmyut̮lˌeɪt/ Verb Forms. mutilate somebody/something to damage someone's body very severely, especially by cutting or tearing off part of it The body had been badly mutilated. Want to learn more?
mutilate British English : mutilate VERB / ˈmjuːtɪleɪt / If a person or animal is mutilated , their body is severely damaged, usually by someone who physically attacks them.
MUTILATE definition: to damage someone's body violently and severely, often by cutting off a part of it: . Learn more.
