MUTILATE


Meaning of MUTILATE in English

v.tr. 1 a deprive (a person or animal) of a limb or organ. b destroy the use of (a limb or organ). 2 render (a book etc.) imperfect by excision or some act of destruction. mutilation n. mutilative adj. mutilator n.

[ L mutilare f. mutilus maimed ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.