Mutilate
/ˈmjuːtɪleɪt/
To mutilate is to severely damage or disfigure something or someone, typically by removing or destroying parts.
Examples
- She felt her editor had mutilated her manuscript with excessive cuts.
- They mutilate ancient texts when they remove key passages without context.
- The animal had been mutilating itself due to stress.
- Vandals mutilated the statue by breaking off its arms.
- The prisoner was found after having been mutilated beyond recognition.
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