mutilate

/ˈmju·təlˌeɪt/ v [T]

Definition

› to damage very seriously, esp. by violently removing a part mutilation

/ˌmju·təlˈeɪ·ʃən/ n [C/U] › [U] Creatures living in the woods were blamed for the mutilation of animals in the village.

(Definition of mutilate v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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