lacerate: Meaning and Definition of

lac•er•ate

Pronunciation: (v.las'u-rāt"adj.las'u-rāt", -ur-it), [key]

— v., adj. -at•ed, -at•ing,

—v.t.

to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
to distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly: His bitter criticism lacerated my heart.

—adj.

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