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- DictionaryLac·er·ate/ˈlasəˌrāt/
verb
- 1. tear or make deep cuts in (flesh or skin): "the point had lacerated his neck"
to criticize someone or attack them with words in a very powerful way: Critics have lacerated the press for getting the facts wrong in this case. As a political cartoonist, he likes to lacerate the pompous and the powerful. Fewer examples. The blow broke his jaw and lacerated his lip.
4 days ago · lacerate. (læsəreɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense lacerates , present participle lacerating , past tense, past participle lacerated. verb. If something lacerates your skin, it cuts it badly and deeply. Its claws lacerated his thighs. [VERB noun]
noun [countable, uncountable] She suffered multiple lacerations to the face. See lacerate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Definition of lacerate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
lac·er·ate. (lăs′ə-rāt′) tr.v. lac·er·at·ed, lac·er·at·ing, lac·er·ates. 1. To rip, cut, or tear. 2. To cause deep emotional pain to; distress. adj. (-rĭt, -rāt′) 1. Torn; mangled. 2. Wounded. 3. Having jagged, deeply cut edges: lacerate leaves. [Middle English laceraten, from Latin lacerāre, lacerāt-, from lacer, torn .]
lacerate meaning: 1. to make deep cuts in someone's skin: 2. a cut. Learn more.
The meaning of LACERATE is to tear or rend roughly : wound jaggedly. How to use lacerate in a sentence.
6 days ago · lacerate (third-person singular simple present lacerates, present participle lacerating, simple past and past participle lacerated) ( transitive) To tear, rip or wound . ( transitive) To defeat thoroughly; to thrash .
