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lacerate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of lacerate

to cut (someone's flesh) deeply or roughly

The broken glass lacerated his feet.

The patient's hand was severely lacerated.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of lacerate

bruise, butcher, hack, haggle, mangle

gash, incise, rip, shear, slash, slice, slit

gore, tear, wound

crosscut, hacksaw, saw, scissor

cleave, rive, split

carve, chip, chisel, notch

anatomize, dissect, section

chop, dice, mince

amputate, cut off, sever

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