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- Dictionarylacerate/ˈlasəreɪt/
verb
- 1. tear or make deep cuts in (flesh or skin): "the point had lacerated his neck" Similar
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LACERATE definition: 1. to cut or tear something, especially flesh: 2. to cause someone great emotional pain: 3. to…. Learn more.
The meaning of LACERATE is to tear or rend roughly : wound jaggedly. How to use lacerate in a sentence.
verb (used with object) , lac·er·at·ed, lac·er·at·ing. to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands. Synonyms: rend. to distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly: His bitter criticism lacerated my heart.
LACERATE meaning: 1. to cut or tear something, especially flesh: 2. to cause someone great emotional pain: 3. to…. Learn more.
1. To rip, cut, or tear. 2. To cause deep emotional pain to; distress. adj. (-rĭt, -rāt′) 1. Torn; mangled. 2. Wounded. 3. Having jagged, deeply cut edges: lacerate leaves. [Middle English laceraten, from Latin lacerāre, lacerāt-, from lacer, torn.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
lacerate definition: 1. to make deep cuts in someone's skin: 2. a cut. Learn more.
The verb lacerate means to cut or tear. So the envelope that gave you that nasty paper cut? It lacerated your finger. Something usually needs to be sharp or jagged to lacerate you, like broken glass or a sharp stick. You won't be getting lacerated anytime soon by lace or cotton balls, that's for sure.
