mutilate
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mutilate
- /ˈmjuː.tɪˌleɪt/
- /ˈmjuː.tɪ.lət/
- /ˈmjuː.tɪ.lɪt/
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin mutilātus, the perfect passive participle of mutilō (“to mutilate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), itself from mutilus (“maimed”).
verb mutilates · mutilating · mutilated
- To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb. mutilated currency
- To destroy beyond recognition.
- To render imperfect or defective. For two reasons then it is right to be content with that which happens to thee; the one, because it was done for thee and prescribed for thee, and in a manner had reference to thee, originally from the most ancient causes spun with thy destiny; and the other, because even that which comes severally
adjective mut.
- Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated. mutilate and semi-bodies
- Having fin-like appendages or flukes instead of legs, like a cetacean does.
noun mutilates
- Something that has been mutilated.
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verb To physically harm as to impair use
| Español | mutilar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 切断する setsudan suru, ばらばらにする barabara ni suru, 不具にする fugu ni suru |
| 中文 | 殘害 /残害 cánhài, 殘毀 /残毁 cánhuǐ |
| Português | mutilar |
| Français | mutiler |
| Deutsch | verstümmeln, verschandeln |
| Română | mutila, schilodi |
| Русский | уве́чить uvéčitʹ, кале́чить kaléčitʹ, уро́довать uródovatʹ |
| العربية | شَوِهَ šawiha, بَتَرَ batara, جَذَعَ jaḏaʕa, جَدَعَ jadaʕa |
Talk about this word "mutilate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mutilate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mutilate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mutilate "mutilate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mutilate.Cite this
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title = {mutilate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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