v.
Pronunciation: ' myü-t ə - ˌ l ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -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 \ ˌ myü-t ə - ' l ā -sh ə n \ noun
– mu · ti · la · tor \ ' myü-t ə - ˌ l ā -t ə r \ noun