mutilate

[ myoot-l-eyt ]
/ ˈmyut lˌeɪt /
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verb (used with object), mu·ti·lat·ed, mu·ti·lat·ing.

to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
to deprive (a person or animal) of a limb or other essential part.

Origin of mutilate

1525–35; < Latin mutilātus (past participle of mutilāre to cut off, maim), equivalent to mutil(us) maimed, mutilated + -ātus -ate1

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Words nearby mutilate

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Words related to mutilation

shock, loss, cramp, cut, bruise, burn, wound, damage, laceration, sore, suffering, abuse, trauma, fracture, swelling, scar, sprain, exaggeration, misstatement, distortion

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British Dictionary definitions for mutilation

mutilate
/ (ˈmjuːtɪˌleɪt) /

verb (tr)

to deprive of a limb, essential part, etc; maim; dismember
to mar, expurgate, or damage (a text, book, etc)

Derived forms of mutilate

mutilation, noun mutilative, adjective mutilator, noun

Word Origin for mutilate

C16: from Latin mutilāre to cut off; related to mutilus maimed

Medical definitions for mutilation

mutilation
[ myōōt′l-ā′shən ]

n.

Disfigurement or injury by removal or destruction of a conspicuous or essential part of the body.

Other words from mutilation

mu′ti•late′ v.