1
[ verb ] destroy or injure severely

Examples

"The madman mutilates art work"

Used in print

(Francis Pollini, Night....)

Before him , mutilated , bleeding to death , they lay .

Related terms

damage deface maimer

2
[ verb ] alter so as to make unrecognizable

Synonyms

murder mangle

Examples

"The tourists murdered the French language"

Related terms

falsify disfigure

3
[ verb ] destroy or injure severely

Synonyms

mar

Examples

"mutilated bodies"

Related terms

maim gouge mutilation

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