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mutilate

Main Entry:: mu·ti·late
Pronunciation:: \ˈmyüt-^əl-ˌāt\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: mu·ti·lat·ed; mu·ti·lat·ing

: to cut off or permanently destroy a limb or essential part of <mutilate a body>; also : castrate 1

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