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- pronunciation:
- myu
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leIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
mutilates, mutilating, mutilated |
| definition 1: |
to sever or destroy a limb or other essential part of (a person or animal).
- synonyms:
- dismember, maim, mangle
- similar words:
- amputate, cripple, disable, disfigure, lacerate, lame
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| definition 2: |
to damage or disfigure, esp. by removing or destroying parts.
She mutilated the book by tearing out several pages.- synonyms:
- damage, deform, mangle
- similar words:
- dismember, lacerate, maim
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| related words: |
hack, mangle, maul, murder, savage, slash, torture, twist |
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| derivations: |
mutilative (adj.), mutilation (n.), mutilator (n.) |
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