MUTILATE

mutilate. mutilate, wanting some part, maimed

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mutilate. Mutilate, v.t. to maim, cut off, lessen, diminish

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Mu″ti‐late (?), a. [[L. mutilatus, p. p. of mutilare to mutilate, fr. mutilus maimed; cf. Gr. �, �. Cf. Mutton.]] 1. 1. Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated. Sir T. Browne.
2. 2. (Zoöl.) Having finlike appendages or flukes instead of legs, as a cetacean.