lacerate
11lacerate — lacerable, adj. lacerability /las euhr euh bil i tee/, n. lacerative /las euh ray tiv, euhr euh tiv/, adj. v. /las euh rayt /; adj. /las euh rayt , euhr it/, v., lacerated, lacerating, adj. v.t. 1. to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire… …
12lacerate — verb To tear, rip or wound …
13lacerate — lac·er·ate las ə .rāt vt, at·ed; at·ing to tear or rend roughly: wound jaggedly <a lacerated spleen> …
14lacerate — Synonyms and related words: abrade, afflict, agonize, ail, bark, bite, blemish, bloody, break, burn, chafe, check, chip, claw, convulse, crack, craze, crucify, cut, defoliate, denude, dismember, distress, draw and quarter, excruciate, fester,… …
15lacerate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. tear, mangle; harrow, distress. See pain. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To tear] Syn. slash, rip (open), stab; see break 1 , cut 2 . 2. [To injure] Syn. wound, harm, maim; see hurt 1 . III (Roget s 3… …
16lacerate — la|ce|rate [ˈlæsəreıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of lacerare to tear ] 1.) to cut skin deeply with something sharp ▪ His fingers were badly lacerated by the broken glass. 2.) to criticize someone very strongly =… …
17lacerate — lac|er|ate [ læsə,reıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to make a deep cut in someone s flesh …
18lacerate — [[t]læ̱səreɪt[/t]] lacerates, lacerating, lacerated VERB If something lacerates your skin, it cuts it badly and deeply. [V n] Its claws lacerated his thighs. [Also V] Derived words: lacerated ADJ GRADED She was suffering from a badly lacerated… …
19lacerate — lac·er·ate || læsÉ™reɪt v. tear, mangle, rip; injure, hurt (emotionally or physically) adj. torn, ripped, mangled; injured, damaged; jagged …
20lacerate — [ lasəreɪt] verb tear or deeply cut (the flesh or skin). Derivatives laceration noun Origin ME: from L. lacerat , lacerare mangle , from lacer torn …
