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Synonyms
mu·ti·late (myōōt́l-āt́)

[Latin mutilāre, mutilāt-, from mutilus, maimed.]

transitive verb: -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. 

  1. To deprive of a limb or an essential part; cripple.
  2. To disfigure by damaging irreparably: mutilate a statue. See synonyms at batter1
  3. To make imperfect by excising or altering parts.

derivatives

múti·látion
noun
múti·látive
adjective
múti·látor
noun