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verb (used with object), mu·ti·lat·ed, mu·ti·lat·ing.
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.
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Mutilate
is one of our favorite verbs.
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| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
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Example Sentences
- However, adults mutilate their bodies and pay to have it done, on a regular basis.
- Others can mutilate their own bodies as a defense mechanism.
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Word Origin & History
mutilate
1530s, of things; 1560s, of persons;, from L. mutilat-, pp. stem of mutilare, from mutilus (see mutilation). Technically, to deprive of some principal part, especially by cutting off. Related: Mutilated; mutilating.
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