See Also: mutilate(medicine)
mutilate(1)(dictionary)
mutilate(2)(dictionary)
mutilate(dictionary)

mutilate(2) (iou)



mutilate verb trans. M16.
[Latin mutilat- pa. ppl stem of mutilare, from mutilus maimed: see -ATE3. Cf. MUTILATE adjective & noun (earlier).]
Deprive (a person or animal) of a limb or bodily organ; cut off, severely wound, (a limb or organ); maim, mangle. M16.
C. Thirlwall He was condemned to be mutilated,..in his nose and ears. R. K. Narayan Two fellows..were mutilatedone fellow lost an arm.
Make (a thing, esp. a document, book, etc.) imperfect by removing or severely damaging a part. M16.
mutilative adjective (rare) causing mutilation L19.
mutilator, mutilater noun L16.