lacerate
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lac·er·ate
(lăs′ə-rāt′)tr.v. lac·er·at·ed, lac·er·at·ing, lac·er·ates
1. To rip, cut, or tear.
2. To cause deep emotional pain to; distress.
adj. (-rĭt, -rāt′)
1. Torn; mangled.
2. Wounded.
3. Having jagged, deeply cut edges: lacerate leaves.
[Middle English laceraten, from Latin lacerāre, lacerāt-, from lacer, torn.]
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lacerate
vb (tr)
1. to tear (the flesh, etc) jaggedly
2. to hurt or harrow (the feelings, etc)
adj
having edges that are jagged or torn; lacerated: lacerate leaves.
[C16: from Latin lacerāre to tear, from lacer mangled]
ˈlacerable adj
ˌlaceraˈbility n
ˌlacerˈation n
ˈlacerative adj
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lac•er•ate
(v. ˈlæs əˌreɪt; adj. -əˌreɪt, -ər ɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to tear roughly; mangle.
2. to distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly.
adj. 3. lacerated.
[1535–45; < Latin lacerātus, past participle of lacerāre to tear up, derivative of lacer mangled]
lac′er•a•ble, adj.
lac`er•a•bil′i•ty, n.
lac′er•a`tive, adj.
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lacerate
Past participle: lacerated
Gerund: lacerating
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| Verb | 1. | lacerate - cut or tear irregularly |
| 2. | lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks" | |
| Adj. | 1. | lacerate - irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves" rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped |
| 2. |  lacerate - having edges that are jagged from injuryinjured - harmed; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings" |
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lacerate
verb
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Translations
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lacerate
vt
(lit) hand, skin → verletzen; clothes → aufreißen; (by glass etc) → zerschneiden; (by thorns) → zerkratzen, aufreißen; (by claws, whip) → zerfetzen; he lacerated his arm → er zog sich (dat) → tiefe Wunden am Arm zu; she lacerated her wrist with a razor-blade → sie schlitzte sich (dat) → die Pulsadern mit einer Rasierklinge auf; her knee was badly lacerated → sie hatte tiefe Wunden am Knie
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lacerate
v. lacerar, desgarrar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
lacerate
vt lacerar, desgarrar, herir con un golpe cortanteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.