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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lac•er•ate /v. ˈlæsəˌreɪt; adj. -əˌreɪt, -ərɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing. - Pathologyto tear roughly;
cut;
mangle:The bull's leg had been lacerated by the barbed wire. - to distress or torture mentally or emotionally:His criticism lacerated my heart.
lac•er•a•tion /ˌlæsəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]treatment for laceration.[countable]He suffered numerous lacerations from the broken glass. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lac•er•ate (v. las′ə rāt′;adj. las′ə rāt′, -ər it),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj. v.t. - Pathologyto tear roughly;
mangle:The barbed wire lacerated his hands. - to distress or torture mentally or emotionally;
wound deeply;
pain greatly:His bitter criticism lacerated my heart.
adj. - lacerated.
- Latin lacerātus, past participle of lacerāre to tear up (derivative of lacer mangled); see -ate1
- 1535–45
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rend. See maim.
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