transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmyü-tə-ˌlāt ]
transitive verb
( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )
Etymology: Latin mutilatus, past participle of mutilare, from mutilus truncated, maimed
Date: 1534
1. : to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
the child mutilated the book with his scissors
2. : to cut off or permanently destroy a limb or essential part of : cripple
Synonyms: see maim
• mu·ti·la·tion ˌmyü-tə-ˈlā-shən noun
• mu·ti·la·tor ˈmyü-tə-ˌlā-tər noun