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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.
LACERATE meaning: 1. to cut or tear something, especially flesh: 2. to cause someone great emotional pain: 3. to…. Learn more.
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.
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.
lacerate something to cut skin or part of the body with something sharp. His hand had been badly lacerated.
If something lacerates your skin, it cuts it badly and deeply. Its claws lacerated his thighs. [VERB noun] [ Also VERB] Synonyms: tear, cut, wound, rend [literary] More Synonyms of lacerate. lacerated adjective. She was suffering from a badly lacerated hand. More Synonyms of lacerate.
