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mangle

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1man·gle

verb \ˈmaŋ-gəl\
man·gledman·gling\-g(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of MANGLE

transitive verb
1
: to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing <people … mangled by sharks — V. G. Heiser>
2
: to spoil, injure, or make incoherent especially through ineptitude <a story mangled beyond recognition>
man·gler \-g(ə-)lər\ noun

Origin of MANGLE

Middle English, from Anglo-French mangler, mahangler, perhaps from mahaigner to maim — more at mayhem
First Known Use: 15th century

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