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- DictionaryMu·ti·late/ˈmyo͞odlˌāt/
verb
- 1. inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on: "the leg was badly mutilated"
Mutilate is a verb that means to injure or ruin, usually in a brutal or messy way. If you drop a cantaloupe into a wood chipper, you'll mutilate that poor melon, with chunks of fruit and rind flying everywhere.
mutilate something to damage something very badly synonym vandalize. Intruders slashed and mutilated several paintings. Definition of mutilate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 -ate 1] mu`ti•la′tion, n. mu′ti•la`tor, n.
2 days ago · 1. 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. [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]
Definition of mutilate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Mutilate definition, to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting. See more.
Aug 22, 2023 · To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb. To destroy beyond recognition. ( figuratively) To render imperfect or defective . Synonyms [ edit] maim. mangle. Derived terms [ edit]
