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Meanings of
mutilate
in English
Portuguese
desfigurar
Catalan
mutilar
Spanish
mutilar
Back to the meaning
Destroy or injure severely.
murder
mangle
cut up
Portuguese
desfigurar
Catalan
mutilar
Back to the meaning
Destroy or injure severely.
mar
Catalan
mutilar
Synonyms
Examples for "
murder
"
murder
mangle
cut up
Examples for "
murder
"
1
The circumstances of Mr Finucane's
murder
have given rise to serious concerns.
2
Swedish police have used the images in more than 300
murder
cases.
3
South African Truth Commission resumes hearing on
murder
of Communist Party leader.
4
As Ms Marlowe said, what happened in Lebanon recently was mass
murder
.
5
Are we really going to help fund the
murder
of innocent citizens?
1
This is why the
mangle
was invented way before the washing machine.
2
That gargoyle possesses an exquisite ability to
mangle
even the finest vehicle.
3
They attack and kill one another and try to
mangle
each other.
4
Running the collars and cuffs through the
mangle
was also Joe's idea.
5
The blood gushed into his brain-somethingto break, to rend, to
mangle
.
1
The waves have
cut
up
the coast in the most fantastic manner.
2
The former gather and pile the stalks which the latter
cut
up
.
3
Perhaps the estate would be
cut
up
and sold in little lots.
4
A turnip should then be
cut
up
and fried in some butter.
5
No wonder he
cut
up
rough; no wonder he was leaving them.
Usage of
mutilate
in English
1
Then again, thought Labaan, there's really no reason to
mutilate
the boy.
2
But the first thing that the theorist does is to
mutilate
letters.
3
Is it wisdom thus to
mutilate
these poor dwellers in your garden?
4
They said not to
mutilate
or you will be taken to jail.
5
By what right, and on what ground could they
mutilate
our country?
6
If we wrong it, and despise it, we
mutilate
the divine in ourselves.
7
These laws are absolute; to violate them is to wound, to
mutilate
society.
8
One cannot
mutilate
the etheric body, and it remains always intact.
9
Nor could even the tasteless Dionysius distort and
mutilate
them into mere prose.
10
Doubtless they slay men, doubtless even
mutilate
them, in mere malice.
11
I did not
mutilate
them, but they have become my destruction.
12
They would keep him for a slave, possibly
mutilate
him first.
13
Apropos, old Mr. Armour prevailed with him to
mutilate
that unlucky paper yesterday.
14
We cannot afford to retract,
mutilate
,
or moderate our original determination.
15
He has to cut her fast,
mutilate
her with something close at hand.
16
With cynical cruelty, he set himself to insult, to undermine, to
mutilate
it.
Other examples for "mutilate"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
mutilate
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
mutilate children
mutilate the genitals
mutilate a child
mutilate both hands
mutilate cattle
More collocations
Translations for
mutilate
Portuguese
desfigurar
mutilar
mudar
Catalan
mutilar
destrossar
estripar
esquinçar
capolar
Spanish
mutilar
destrozar
asesinar
Mutilate
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Mutilate
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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