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View usage for: (mjuːtɪleɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense mutilates, present participle mutilating, past tense, past participle mutilated1. verbIf a person or animal is mutilated, their body is severely damaged, usually by someone who physically attacks them. More than 30 horses have been mutilated in the last nine months. [be VERB-ed] He tortured and mutilated six young men. [VERB noun] The mutilated bodies of seven men have been found beside a railway line. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: maim, damage, injure, disable More Synonyms of mutilate mutilation (mjuːtɪleɪʃən)Word forms: plural mutilations variable noun Amnesty International chronicles cases of torture and mutilation. She had suffered severe facial mutilations after an accident. Synonyms: maiming, injuring, dismembering, disfiguring More Synonyms of mutilate 2. verbIf something is mutilated, it is deliberately damaged or spoiled. Brecht's verdict was that his screenplay had been mutilated. [be VERB-ed] By chance the book survives in an early, fragile, mutilated copy dating from around1100. [VERB-ed] [Also VERB noun ]Synonyms: distort, cut, damage, mar More Synonyms of mutilate mutilate in British English (ˈmjuːtɪˌleɪt) verb (transitive)1. to deprive of a limb, essential part, etc; maim; dismember 2. to mar, expurgate, or damage (a text, book, etc) Derived forms mutilation (ˌmutiˈlation) noun mutilative (ˈmutiˌlative) adjective mutilator (ˈmutiˌlator) noun Word origin C16: from Latin mutilāre to cut off; related to mutilus maimed mutilate in American English (ˈmjutəlˌeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmutiˌlated or ˈmutiˌlating1. to cut off or damage a limb or other important part of (a person or animal) 2. to damage, injure, or otherwise mar, esp. by removing an essential part or parts to mutilate a book by censorship SIMILAR WORDS: maim Derived forms mutilation (ˌmutiˈlation) noun mutilative (ˈmutiˌlative) adjective mutilator (ˈmutiˌlator) noun Word origin < L mutilatus, pp. of mutilare, to maim, mutilate < mutilus, maimed; akin to Ir mut, short Synonyms of 'mutilate'maim, damage, injure, disable distort, cut, damage, mar More Synonyms of mutilate In other languagesmutilate British English: mutilate VERB If a person or animal is mutilated, their body is severely damaged, usually by someone who physically attacks them. More than 30 horses have been mutilated in the last nine months. - American English: mutilate
- Brazilian Portuguese: mutilar
- Chinese: 使伤残
- European Spanish: mutilar
- French: mutiler
- German: verstümmeln
- Italian: mutilare
- Japanese: 手足などを切断する
- Korean: 불구로 만들다
- European Portuguese: mutilar
- Latin American Spanish: mutilar
Chinese translation of 'mutilate' vt - [person, corpse]
毁(毀)伤(傷) (huǐshāng)
Definition to injure by tearing or cutting off a limb or essential part His arm was mutilated in an industrial accident. Synonyms damage disable butcher cripple lame cut up mangulate (Australian, slang) cut to pieces Definition to spoil or damage severely The writer's verdict was that his screenplay had been mutilated. Additional synonymsDefinition to remove passages or words regarded as indecent from (a play, novel, etc.) She had ceased to bowdlerize her storytelling. Synonyms censor, cut, clean up, blue-pencil, expurgate, sanitizeDefinition to make a mess of I am not in Cannes because they butchered my film. Synonyms mess up, destroy, ruin, wreck, spoil, mutilate, botch, bodge (informal) Definition to ban or cut portions of (a film, letter, or publication) Court officials have reserved the right to censor proceedings. Synonyms expurgate, cut, blue-pencil, bowdlerize- mutation
- mute
- muted
- mutilate
- mutilation
- mutinous
- mutiny
Additional synonymsDefinition to harm or injure The strong winds damaged the fence. Synonyms spoil, hurt, injure, smash, harm, ruin, crush, devastate, mar, wreck, shatter, weaken, gut, demolish, undo, trash (slang), total (slang), impair, ravage, mutilate, annihilate, incapacitate, raze, deface, play (merry) hell with (informal) Definition to spoil the appearance or shape of These items could be used to injure or disfigure someone. Synonyms damage, scar, mutilate, maim, injure, wound, deformDefinition to cut to pieces He dismembered the body and buried it. Synonyms cut into pieces, divide, rend (literary), sever, mutilate, dissect, dislocate, amputate, disjoint, anatomize, dislimb Definition to amend a piece of writing by removing sections thought to be offensive The work was heavily expurgated for its second edition. Synonyms censor, cut, clean up (informal), purge, purify, blue-pencil, sanitize, bowdlerizeDefinition to cut and clear (a way) through undergrowth He desperately hacked through the undergrowth.Several trees were hacked down with machetes. Synonyms cut, chop, slash, mutilate, mangle, mangulate (Australian, slang), gash, hew, lacerateDefinition to hurt physically or mentally A bomb exploded, seriously injuring five people. Synonyms hurt, wound, harm, break, damage, smash, crush, mar, disable, shatter, bruise, impair, mutilate, maim, mangle, mangulate (Australian, slang), incapacitateDefinition to tear (the flesh) jaggedly Its claws lacerated his thighs. Synonyms tear, cut, wound, rend (literary), rip, slash, claw, maim, mangle, mangulate (Australian, slang), gash, jagDefinition to destroy or damage by crushing and twisting After being crushed, the car was mangled beyond all recognition. Synonyms crush, mutilate, maim, deform, cut, total (slang), tear, destroy, ruin, mar, rend, wreck, spoil, butcher, cripple, hack, distort, trash (slang), maul, disfigure, lacerate, mangulate (Australian, slang) Definition to spoil or be the one bad feature of The scar didn't mar his self-confidence, he rather liked it. Synonyms ruin, injure, spoil, scar, flaw, impair, mutilate, detract from, maim, deform, blemish, mangle, disfigure, defaceDefinition to make (something) less valuable, beautiful, or useful It is important not to let mistakes spoil your life. Synonyms ruin, destroy, wreck, damage, total (slang), blow (slang), injure, upset, harm, mar, scar, undo, trash (slang), impair, mess up, blemish, disfigure, debase, deface, put a damper on, crool or cruel (Australian, slang) |