mutilate
mutilate
(mjuːtɪleɪt )Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense mutilates , present participle mutilating , past tense, past participle mutilated
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]
mutilation (mjuːtɪleɪʃən )Word forms: plural mutilations variable noun
Amnesty International chronicles cases of torture and mutilation.
She had suffered severe facial mutilations after an accident.
