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Raremutilate
The correct spelling is mutilate.
How to pronounce mutilate
verb
Say it like: Mut-ila-te
The correct spelling is mutilate. To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.
- 2.To destroy beyond recognition.
- 3.To render imperfect or defective.
adjective
- 1.Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated.
- 2.Having fin-like appendages or flukes instead of legs, as a cetacean does.
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