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BNC: 19302 COCA: 20999

mutilate

verb

mu·​ti·​late ˈmyü-tə-ˌlāt How to pronounce mutilate (audio)
mutilated; mutilating

transitive verb

1
: to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
the child mutilated the book with his scissors
a painting mutilated by vandals
2
: to cut off or permanently destroy a limb or essential part of : cripple
His arm was mutilated in the accident.
mutilator noun
Choose the Right Synonym for mutilate

maim, cripple, mutilate, batter, mangle mean to injure so severely as to cause lasting damage.

maim implies the loss or injury of a bodily member through violence.

maimed by a shark

cripple implies the loss or serious impairment of an arm or leg.

crippled for life in an accident

mutilate implies the cutting off or removal of an essential part of a person or thing thereby impairing its completeness, beauty, or function.

a tree mutilated by inept pruning

batter implies a series of blows that bruise deeply, deform, or mutilate.

an old ship battered by fierce storms

mangle implies a tearing or crushing that leaves deep wounds.

a soldier's leg mangled by shrapnel

Example Sentences

a painting mutilated by vandals was lucky not to be mutilated in the car crash
Recent Examples on the Web An escaped asylum patient in a white mask stalks a quiet, unsuspecting suburb prowling for teenagers to mutilate. Gem Seddon, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2021 The director, Italian filmmaker Romano Scavolini, molds what little there is of a plot around a murderer who is subjected to a medical procedure that seemingly increases his desire to mutilate and kill. Gem Seddon, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2021 The saloon owner would romance the women and then kill them and mutilate their bodies, a 1981 story in the San Antonio Light said. Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Sep. 2021 Baugh, according to the report, did not alter or mutilate official records or documents because county employees created a new pool. Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 29 June 2021 Even if the laws are circumvented, this gambit would mutilate constitutional guarantees of due process and equal protection. Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov. 2020 Pictures of Escamilla’s mutilated body were leaked and widely circulated, causing outrage on social media. Lorena Rios, Bloomberg.com, 11 Feb. 2020 Hundreds of thousands of ordinary servicemen, and some women, were killed or mutilated at the Somme and Ypres; because they were recruited together, entire villages, households, and families were decimated in a single day. Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2019 Till, a black 14-year-old, was murdered and mutilated by white men in Mississippi in 1955 after having been falsely accused of flirting with a white woman. Steven Litt, cleveland, 24 Nov. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin mutilatus, past participle of mutilare, from mutilus truncated, maimed

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mutilate was in 1534

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