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lacerate
[ verb las-uh-reyt; adjective las-uh-reyt, -er-it ]
lacerate
verb
- to tear (the flesh, etc) jaggedly
- to hurt or harrow (the feelings, etc)
adjective
- having edges that are jagged or torn; lacerated
lacerate leaves
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Derived Forms
- ˈlacerable, adjective
- ˈlacerative, adjective
- ˌlaceraˈbility, noun
- ˌlacerˈation, noun
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Other Words From
- lacer·a·ble adjective
- lac·er·a·bil·i·ty [las-er-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- lac·er·a·tive [las, -, uh, -rey-tiv, -er-, uh, -tiv], adjective
- self-lacer·ating adjective
- un·lacer·ating adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lacerate1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
“Rails” and “lacerate,” two other words swiftly elected for pillory, were classic Tejpal, overblown, mannered, theatrical.
Women shall not lacerate their faces, nor indulge in immoderate wailing for the dead.
These spurs do not lacerate the horse, as their points are blunt.
Zoe trotted away with her head up, carrying the kitten very carefully lest her teeth should lacerate its tender skin.
She was like a wounded animal that longs to strike, to tear with its claws, to lacerate and leave bleeding.
Human souls were never made to do penance, to lacerate and torment themselves in worship or duty.
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