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Definitions for Mutilate
[1] to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
[2] to deprive (a person or animal) of a limb or other essential part.
[3] to deprive of a limb, essential part, etc; maim; dismember
[4] to mar, expurgate, or damage (a text, book, etc)
Words related to Mutilate
deface, disfigure, injure, cripple, amputate, distort, butcher, disable, ravage, hack, dismember, mangle, mar, lame, expurgate, scratch, lacerate, hurt, crush, bowdlerize
Words nearby Mutilate
muted, mutein, mutha, muti, muticous, mutilate, mutilating keratoderma, mutilation, mutineer, mutinous, mutiny
Origin of Mutilate
1525–35; < Latin mutilātus (past participle of mutilāre to cut off, maim), equivalent to mutil(us ) maimed, mutilated + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Mutilate
mu·ti·la·tion , noun
mu·ti·la·tive , mu·ti·la·to·ry [myoot -l-uh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈmyut l əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ , adjective
mu·ti·la·tor , noun
self-mu·ti·lat·ing , adjective
self-mu·ti·la·tion , noun
un·mu·ti·lat·ed , adjective
un·mu·ti·la·tive , adjective
Word origin for Mutilate
C16: from Latin mutilāre to cut off; related to mutilus maimed
Synonyms for Mutilate
amputate, butcher, cripple, deface, disable, disfigure, dismember, distort, hack, injure, mangle, ravage, adulterate, batter, bowdlerize, crush, expurgate, hurt, lacerate, lame, mar, scratch, spoil, weaken, cut to pieces, cut up, hash up, mess up