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The meaning of MUTILATE is to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect. How to use mutilate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Mutilate.
noun [uncountable, countable] Thousands suffered death or mutilation in the bomb blast. See mutilate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Definition of mutilate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to damage someone's body violently and severely, often by cutting off a part of it: a mutilated body / corpse. mutilation. noun [ C, U ] uk / ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃ ə n / us. (Definition of mutilate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of mutilate. in Chinese (Traditional) 使殘缺不全, 使傷殘, 毀壞,使支離破碎… See more.
noun [ C, U ] uk / ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃ ə n / us. (Definition of mutilate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of mutilate. in Chinese (Traditional) 使殘缺不全, 使傷殘, 毀壞,使支離破碎… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 使残缺不全, 使伤残, 毁坏,使支离破碎… See more. in Spanish. mutilar… See more. in Portuguese. mutilar… See more.
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mutilate /ˈmjuːtəˌleɪt/ verb
mutilates; mutilated; mutilating
mutilate
/ˈmjuːtəˌleɪt/
verb
/ˌmjuːtəˈleɪʃən/ noun, plural mutilations
[noncount]
•a victim of mutilation
[count]
•facial mutilations
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to damage something severely, especially by violently removing a part: Her body had been mutilated beyond recognition. Self-hatred apparently drove her to mutilate her own face. to destroy an idea or a piece of art or entertainment: They have mutilated a beautiful film by making these changes. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
What does the verb mutilate mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb mutilate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. mutilate has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. printing and typography (mid 1500s) medicine (late 1500s) See meaning & use. How common is the verb mutilate?