mutilate

verb

mu·ti·late ˈmyü-tə-ˌlāt How to pronounce mutilate (audio)

mutilated; mutilating

transitive verb

: to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect

the child mutilated the book with his scissors

a painting mutilated by vandals

: to cut off or permanently destroy a limb or essential part of : cripple

His arm was mutilated in the accident.

mutilator

ˈmyü-tə-ˌlā-tər How to pronounce mutilate (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

a painting mutilated by vandals was lucky not to be mutilated in the car crash

Recent Examples on the Web An escaped asylum patient in a white mask stalks a quiet, unsuspecting suburb prowling for teenagers to mutilate.

Gem Seddon, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2021 The director, Italian filmmaker Romano Scavolini, molds what little there is of a plot around a murderer who is subjected to a medical procedure that seemingly increases his desire to mutilate and kill.

Gem Seddon, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2021 The saloon owner would romance the women and then kill them and mutilate their bodies, a 1981 story in the San Antonio Light said.

Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Sep. 2021 Baugh, according to the report, did not alter or mutilate official records or documents because county employees created a new pool.

Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 29 June 2021 Even if the laws are circumvented, this gambit would mutilate constitutional guarantees of due process and equal protection.

Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov. 2020 Pictures of Escamilla’s mutilated body were leaked and widely circulated, causing outrage on social media.

Lorena Rios, Bloomberg.com, 11 Feb. 2020 Hundreds of thousands of ordinary servicemen, and some women, were killed or mutilated at the Somme and Ypres; because they were recruited together, entire villages, households, and families were decimated in a single day.

Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2019 Till, a black 14-year-old, was murdered and mutilated by white men in Mississippi in 1955 after having been falsely accused of flirting with a white woman.

Steven Litt, cleveland, 24 Nov. 2019 See More

单词	mutilates
释义	mutilate verb mu·ti·late ˈmyü-tə-ˌlāt mutilated; mutilating transitive verb 1 : to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect the child mutilated the book with his scissors a painting mutilated by vandals 2 : to cut off or permanently destroy a limb or essential part of : cripple His arm was mutilated in the accident. mutilator ˈmyü-tə-ˌlā-tər noun Synonyms cripple disable incapacitate lame maim See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a painting mutilated by vandals was lucky not to be mutilated in the car crash Recent Examples on the Web An escaped asylum patient in a white mask stalks a quiet, unsuspecting suburb prowling for teenagers to mutilate. Gem Seddon, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2021 The director, Italian filmmaker Romano Scavolini, molds what little there is of a plot around a murderer who is subjected to a medical procedure that seemingly increases his desire to mutilate and kill. Gem Seddon, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2021 The saloon owner would romance the women and then kill them and mutilate their bodies, a 1981 story in the San Antonio Light said. Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Sep. 2021 Baugh, according to the report, did not alter or mutilate official records or documents because county employees created a new pool. Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 29 June 2021 Even if the laws are circumvented, this gambit would mutilate constitutional guarantees of due process and equal protection. Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov. 2020 Pictures of Escamilla’s mutilated body were leaked and widely circulated, causing outrage on social media. Lorena Rios, Bloomberg.com, 11 Feb. 2020 Hundreds of thousands of ordinary servicemen, and some women, were killed or mutilated at the Somme and Ypres; because they were recruited together, entire villages, households, and families were decimated in a single day. Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2019 Till, a black 14-year-old, was murdered and mutilated by white men in Mississippi in 1955 after having been falsely accused of flirting with a white woman. Steven Litt, cleveland, 24 Nov. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Latin mutilatus, past participle of mutilare, from mutilus truncated, maimed First Known Use 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition mutilate verb mu·ti·late ˈmyü-tə-ˌlāt mutilated; mutilating 1 : to destroy or cut off a necessary part (as a limb) : maim 2 : to ruin by damaging or changing He mutilated the book with a scissors. The actors mutilated the play. Medical Definition mutilate transitive verb mu·ti·late ˈmyüt-ᵊl-ˌāt mutilated; mutilating : to cut off or permanently destroy a limb or essential part of mutilate a body also : castrate sense 1 mutilates verb present tense third-person singular of mutilate as in cripples to cause severe or permanent injury to was lucky not to be mutilated in the car crash Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cripples incapacitates maims injures wounds disables damages kills scars hurts bruises dismembers paralyzes lames disfigures mangles lacerates mauls beats impairs hits hobbles tortures harms bludgeons wings pummels murders licks hamstrings gores smashes thrashes batters smacks kneecaps slaps bashes pounds torments hammers whips flogs pastes thumps thwacks lambastes bangs whacks pelts boxes belts punches spanks swipes wallops lashes pommels socks laces bungs up swats breaks buffets drubs lambasts roughs (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms heals cures rehabilitates remedies doctors restores fixes repairs renews mends rejuvenates patches See More
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mutilate

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