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lac·er·ate
 lacerate
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- pronunciation:
- lae
s
reIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
lacerates, lacerating, lacerated |
| definition 1: |
to rip, mangle, or injure by tearing or ripping.
- synonyms:
- mangle, tear
- similar words:
- deface, hurt, injure, mutilate, rend, rip, wound
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| definition 2: |
to distress or deeply injure the feelings of.
- synonyms:
- distress, rend
- similar words:
- agonize, cut, hurt, injure, tear, torment
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| related words: |
claw, gash, rip into, scorch, scrape, scratch, slash, worry |
adverb + (v.)lacerate
badly
(v.)lacerate
+ noun
air, arm, boot, face, finger, force, language, liver, patient, razor, shoulder, skin, thriller, wall, wit
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
torn, mangled, or injured by tearing or cutting; lacerated.
- synonyms:
- mangled
- similar words:
- gashed
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| definition 2: |
with deeply cut, rough edges.
a lacerate leaf- similar words:
- jagged, ragged, serrated
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| related words: |
cut |
| derivations: |
lacerable (adj.), lacerative (adj.), lacerability (n.) |
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