mutilate
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mu·ti·late
(myo͞ot′l-āt′)tr.v. mu·ti·lat·ed, mu·ti·lat·ing, mu·ti·lates
1. To injure severely or disfigure, especially by cutting off tissue or body parts. See Synonyms at mangle1.
2. To damage or mar (an object): mutilate a statue.
[Latin mutilāre, mutilāt-, from mutilus, maimed.]
mu′ti·la′tion n.
mu′ti·la′tive adj.
mu′ti·la′tor n.
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mutilate
(ˈmjuːtɪˌleɪt)vb (tr)
1. (Pathology) to deprive of a limb, essential part, etc; maim; dismember
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to mar, expurgate, or damage (a text, book, etc)
[C16: from Latin mutilāre to cut off; related to mutilus maimed]
ˌmutiˈlation n
ˈmutiˌlative adj
ˈmutiˌlator n
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mu•ti•late
(ˈmyut lˌeɪt)v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
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 -ate1]
mu`ti•la′tion, n.
mu′ti•la`tor, n.
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mutilate
Past participle: mutilated
Gerund: mutilating
| Imperative |
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| mutilate |
| mutilate |
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| Verb | 1. |  mutilate - destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work"damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" |
| 2. | mutilate - alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language" | |
| 3. | mutilate - destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies" maim - injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion" |
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mutilate
verb
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mutilate
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Translations
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automutilerdétériorermutiler
lacero
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mutilate
vt person, animal, story, play → verstümmeln; painting, building etc → verschandeln (inf)
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mutilate
vt mutilarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.