mutilate

UK
/ˈmjuːtɪleɪt/
US
/ˈmjuːtɪleɪt/
mutilateverb
mutilated
Past Simple
mutilated
Past Participle
mutilating
Gerund
UK
/ˈmjuːtɪleɪt/
US
/ˈmjuːtɪleɪt/
Translations
The criminal intended to mutilate his victim.
Преступник намеревался калечить свою жертву.
The explosion could mutilate anyone nearby.
Взрыв мог изувечить любого, кто находился поблизости.
Definitions
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.