Mutilate Definition
myo͝otl-āt
mutilated, mutilates, mutilating
verb
mutilated, mutilates, mutilating
To cut off or damage a limb or other important part of (a person or animal)
Webster's New World
To damage, injure, or otherwise mar, esp. by removing an essential part or parts.
To mutilate a novel by censorship.
Webster's New World
To damage or mar (an object).
Mutilate a statue.
American Heritage
To destroy beyond recognition.
Wiktionary
(figuratively) To render imperfect.
Wiktionary
adjective
(zoology) Having fin-like appendages or flukes instead of legs, as a cetacean does.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Mutilate
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From Latin mutilatus, the past participle of mutilare 'to mutilate', itself from mutilus 'maimed'
From Wiktionary
Latin mutilāre mutilāt- from mutilus maimed
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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