Lacerate Definition
lăsə-rāt
lacerated, lacerates, lacerating
verb
lacerated, lacerates, lacerating
To tear jaggedly; mangle (something soft, as flesh)
Webster's New World
To wound or hurt (someone's feelings, etc.) deeply; distress.
Webster's New World
adjective
Torn; mangled.
Webster's New World
Wounded.
American Heritage Medicine
Having jagged edges.
Webster's New World
Origin of Lacerate
Middle English laceraten from Latin lacerāre lacerāt- from lacer torn
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English laceraten, from Latin lacerātus, past participle of lacerō.
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