MUTILATE


Meaning of MUTILATE in English

[verb] [T] - to damage severely, esp. by violently removing a partSelf-hatred apparently drove her to mutilate her own face.The dead bodies had been mutilated beyond recognition.A madman had mutilated the painting with a knife.(figurative) They have mutilated (= spoilt) a beautiful film by making these changes.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.