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Webster 1913 Edition
Lacerate
Lac′er-ate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Lacerated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lacerating
.] [L.
laceratus
, p. p. of lacerare
to lacerate, fr. lacer
mangled, lacerated; cf. Gr. [GREEK] a rent, rending, [GREEK] to tear; perh. akin to E. slay
.] To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle;
as, to
. lacerate
the fleshHence:
To afflict; to torture;
as, to
. lacerate
the heartWebster 1828 Edition
Lacerate
LAC'ERATE
,Verb.
T.
LAC'ERATE
,Definition 2024
lacerate
lacerate
English
Verb
lacerate (third-person singular simple present lacerates, present participle lacerating, simple past and past participle lacerated)
- To tear, rip or wound.
- To thoroughly defeat; to thrash
- 2012 September 15, Amy Lawrence, “Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton”, in the Guardian:
- When the fixtures tumbled out of the computer for the start of a newly promoted season, Nigel Adkins must have wondered whether he had unknowingly broken any mirrors while walking under a ladder. Hot on the heels of a tough introduction to both Manchester clubs, a rampant Arsenal lacerated Southampton.
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Translations
To tear, rip or wound
Adjective
lacerate (not comparable)
- (botany) Jagged, as if torn or lacerated.
- The bract at the base is dry and papery, often lacerate near its apex.