mutilate synonyms

mutilate

v.

  1. To maim

    disfigure, dismember, mangle, cut off, cut up; see also maim, mangle 1.

  2. To damage

    mar, deface, slash; see damage 1, hurt 1, mangle 1. See syn. study at maim.

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