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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lac•er•at•ed (las′ə rā′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - Pathologymangled;
jagged; torn. - Botany, Zoologypained;
wounded; tortured:lacerated sensibilities. - [Bot., Zool.]having the edge variously cut as if torn into irregular segments, as a leaf.
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
lac′er•a•ble, adj. lac•er•a•bil•i•ty (las′ər ə bil′i tē),USA pronunciation n. lac•er•a•tive (las′ə rā′tiv, -ər ə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rend. See maim.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lacerate vb /ˈlæsəˌreɪt/(transitive)- to tear (the flesh, etc) jaggedly
- to hurt or harrow (the feelings, etc)
adj /ˈlæsəˌreɪt; -rɪt/- having edges that are jagged or torn; lacerated: lacerate leaves
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin lacerāre to tear, from lacer mangledˌlacerˈation n |