Lacerate
Pronunciation : Lac"er*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. laceratus, p. p. of lacerare to lacerate, fr. lacer mangled, lacerated; cf. Gr. slay.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Lacerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lacerating ().]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Lac"er*ate, Lac"er*a`ted
Part of Speech : p.
Etymology : [L. laceratus, p. p.]
Definition : 1. Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound. By each other's fury lacerate Southey.
2. (Bot. & Zo?l.)
Defn: Jagged, or slashed irregularly, at the end, or along the edge.
a.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913