n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: mas · sa · cred ; mas · sa · cring \ -k( ə -)ri ŋ \
Date: 1581
1 : to kill by massacre : SLAUGHTER
2 : MANGLE 2 <words were misspelled and syntax massacred ― Bice Clemow>
– mas · sa · crer \ -k ə r- ə r, -kr ə r \ noun