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English verb: mutilate | |||
| 1. | mutilate (change) destroy or injure severely | ||
| Samples | The madman mutilates art work. | ||
| Synonyms | cut up, mangle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | damage | ||
| 2. | mutilate (change) alter so as to make unrecognizable | ||
| Samples | The tourists murdered the French language. | ||
| Synonyms | mangle, murder | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distort, falsify, garble, warp | ||
| 3. | mutilate (body) destroy or injure severely | ||
| Samples | Mutilated bodies. | ||
| Synonyms | mar | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | maim | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | force out, gouge | ||
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