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mutilate

UK
/ˈmjuːtɪleɪt/
US
/ˈmjuːtɪleɪt/

Translations

mutilateverb
mutilated
Past Simple
mutilated
Past Participle
mutilating
Gerund
UK
/ˈmjuːtɪleɪt/
US
/ˈmjuːtɪleɪt/
mutilerPar extension, pour un texte, une œuvre ou un document gravement altéré.
The editor mutilated the author's manuscript by cutting out several key chapters.
L’éditeur a mutilé le manuscrit de l’auteur en supprimant plusieurs chapitres essentiels.
The sculpture was mutilated by vandals during the night.
La sculpture a été mutilée par des vandales pendant la nuit.
Additional translations
abîmerSens plus faible, quand il s’agit surtout d’endommager ou de dégrader un objet, un texte ou une œuvre.
Synonyms
dismember
destroy
damage
cripple
disfigure
maim
mangle

Definitions

mutilateverb
To inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.
The sculpture was mutilated by vandals during the night.
To severely damage or spoil something.
The editor mutilated the author's manuscript by cutting out several key chapters.
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