adj.
Pronunciation: -r ə t, - ˌ r ā t
Variant: or lac · er · at · ed \ - ˌ r ā -t ə d \
Function: adjective
Date: 1542
1 a : torn jaggedly : MANGLED b : extremely harrowed or distracted
2 : having the edges deeply and irregularly cut <a lacerate petal>