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mutilate
verbgeneral usecommon/mutiˈlaɾ/mu·ti·lar
Definitions
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To inflict a severe and disfiguring injury on (a body part).
Usage examples
“The accident mutilated his hand.”
“The corpse had been mutilated.”
Common combinations
mutilate a bodymutilate a limbbadly mutilated
2
To damage, alter, or spoil severely, especially by removing essential parts.
Usage examples
“Censors mutilated the original manuscript.”
“The painting was mutilated by graffiti.”
Common combinations
mutilate a textmutilate a work of artmutilated version