Thesaurus: lacerate

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1. v. t. To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to lacerate the flesh. Hence: To afflict; to torture; as, to lacerate the heart.
2. p. a. Alt. of Lacerated
3. adj. irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
4. adj. having edges that are jagged from injury
5. v. cut or tear irregularly
6. v. deeply hurt the feelings of; distress
7. To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to lacerate the flesh. Hence: To afflict; to torture; as, to lacerate the heart. 1. Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound. By each other's fury lacerate Southey. 2. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Jagged, or slashed irregularly, at the end, or along the edge.
8. To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, tolacerate the flesh. Hence: To afflict; to torture; as, to laceratethe heart.
9. v:100 v. cut or tear irregularly v. deeply hurt the feelings of; distress s. irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn