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mutilate
mu·ti·late M0501800 (myo͞ot′l-āt′)tr.v. mu·ti·lat·ed, mu·ti·lat·ing, mu·ti·lates 1. To injure severely or disfigure, especially by cutting off tissue or body parts. See Synonyms at mangle1.2. To damage or mar (an object): mutilate a statue. [Latin mutilāre, mutilāt-, from mutilus, maimed.] mu′ti·la′tion n.mu′ti·la′tive adj.mu′ti·la′tor n.mutilate (ˈmjuːtɪˌleɪt) vb (tr) 1. (Pathology) to deprive of a limb, essential part, etc; maim; dismember2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to mar, expurgate, or damage (a text, book, etc)[C16: from Latin mutilāre to cut off; related to mutilus maimed] ˌmutiˈlation n ˈmutiˌlative adj ˈmutiˌlator nmu•ti•late (ˈmyut lˌeɪt) v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 1. to injure or disfigure by removing or irreparably damaging parts: to mutilate a painting. 2. to deprive (a person or animal) of a limb or other essential part. [1525–35; < Latin mutilātus, past participle of mutilāre to maim, derivative of mutilus mutilated; see -ate1] mu`ti•la′tion, n. mu′ti•la`tor, n. mutilate Past participle: mutilated Gerund: mutilating
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mutilate | mutilate |
Present |
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I mutilate | you mutilate | he/she/it mutilates | we mutilate | you mutilate | they mutilate |
Preterite |
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I mutilated | you mutilated | he/she/it mutilated | we mutilated | you mutilated | they mutilated |
Present Continuous |
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I am mutilating | you are mutilating | he/she/it is mutilating | we are mutilating | you are mutilating | they are mutilating |
Present Perfect |
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I have mutilated | you have mutilated | he/she/it has mutilated | we have mutilated | you have mutilated | they have mutilated |
Past Continuous |
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I was mutilating | you were mutilating | he/she/it was mutilating | we were mutilating | you were mutilating | they were mutilating |
Past Perfect |
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I had mutilated | you had mutilated | he/she/it had mutilated | we had mutilated | you had mutilated | they had mutilated |
Future |
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I will mutilate | you will mutilate | he/she/it will mutilate | we will mutilate | you will mutilate | they will mutilate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have mutilated | you will have mutilated | he/she/it will have mutilated | we will have mutilated | you will have mutilated | they will have mutilated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be mutilating | you will be mutilating | he/she/it will be mutilating | we will be mutilating | you will be mutilating | they will be mutilating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been mutilating | you have been mutilating | he/she/it has been mutilating | we have been mutilating | you have been mutilating | they have been mutilating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been mutilating | you will have been mutilating | he/she/it will have been mutilating | we will have been mutilating | you will have been mutilating | they will have been mutilating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been mutilating | you had been mutilating | he/she/it had been mutilating | we had been mutilating | you had been mutilating | they had been mutilating |
Conditional |
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I would mutilate | you would mutilate | he/she/it would mutilate | we would mutilate | you would mutilate | they would mutilate |
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I would have mutilated | you would have mutilated | he/she/it would have mutilated | we would have mutilated | you would have mutilated | they would have mutilated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | mutilate - destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work"cut up, mangledamage - 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, mangledistort, falsify, garble, warp - make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story | | 3. | mutilate - destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies"marmaim - 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" |
mutilateverb1. maim, damage, injure, disable, butcher, cripple, hack, lame, cut up, mangle, dismember, disfigure, lacerate, cut to pieces He tortured and mutilated six young men.2. distort, cut, damage, mar, spoil, butcher, hack, censor, adulterate, expurgate, bowdlerize The writer's verdict was that his screenplay had been mutilated.mutilateverbTo deprive of a limb or bodily member or its use:cripple, dismember, maim.TranslationsIdiomsSeefold, spindle, or mutilateEncyclopediaSeeMutilationmutilate
mutilate [L. mutilatus, to maim] To deprive of a limb or a part; to maim or disfigure.mutilate
Synonyms for mutilateverb maimSynonyms- maim
- damage
- injure
- disable
- butcher
- cripple
- hack
- lame
- cut up
- mangle
- dismember
- disfigure
- lacerate
- cut to pieces
verb distortSynonyms- distort
- cut
- damage
- mar
- spoil
- butcher
- hack
- censor
- adulterate
- expurgate
- bowdlerize
Synonyms for mutilateverb to deprive of a limb or bodily member or its useSynonymsSynonyms for mutilateverb destroy or injure severelySynonymsRelated Wordsverb alter so as to make unrecognizableSynonymsRelated Wordsverb destroy or injure severelySynonymsRelated Words |