mutilate

mu·ti·late  (mytl-t)

tr.v. mu·ti·lat·ed, mu·ti·lat·ing, mu·ti·lates

1. To deprive of a limb or an essential part; cripple.

2. To disfigure by damaging irreparably: mutilate a statue. See Synonyms at batter¹.

3. To make imperfect by excising or altering parts.

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[Latin mutilre, mutilt-, from mutilus, maimed.]

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muti·lation n.

muti·lative adj.

muti·lator n.

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mutilate [mew-till-ate]

Verb

[-lating, -lated]

1. to injure by tearing or cutting off a limb or essential part; maim

2. to damage a book or text so as to render it unintelligible

3. to spoil or damage severely: why did he mutilate his favourite tapes and leave ours alone? [Latin mutilare to cut off]

mutilated adj
mutilation n
mutilator n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	mutilate - destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work" cut up, mangle 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" murder, mangle distort, falsify, garble, warp - make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
	3.	mutilate - destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies" mar maim - injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion" gouge, force out - force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes"

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mutilate

verb 1. maim, damage, injure, disable, butcher, cripple, hack, lame, cut up, mangle, mangulate Austral. (slang) dismember, disfigure, lacerate, cut to pieces

verb 2. distort, cut, damage, mar, spoil, butcher, hack, censor, adulterate, expurgate, bowdlerize

Translations

mutilate [ˈmjuːtɪleɪt] vt → mutilar

mutilate [ˈmjuːtɪleɪt] vt → mutiler

mutilate [ˈmjuːtɪleɪt] vt → verstümmeln

mutilate [ˈmjuːtɪleɪt] vt → mutilare