lac·er·ate

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• lac|er|ate — «verb. LAS uh rayt; adjective. LAS uh rayt, uhr iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to tear roughly; mangle: »The bear s claws lacerated the hunter s arm. SYNONYM(S): rend, wound …   Useful english dictionary

• di|lac|er|ate — «duh LAS uh rayt, dy », transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to tear in pieces; tear apart. ╂[< Latin dīlacerāre (with English ate1) < dis apart + lacerāre lacerate] …   Useful english dictionary

• ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… …   English syllables

• lac — ab·lac·ta·tion; aga·lac·tia; al·a·gui·lac; alan·to·lac·tone; al·lac·ta·ga; al·lac·tite; am·bu·lac·ral; am·bu·lac·ri·form; am·bu·lac·rum; an·a·ga·lac·tic; an·a·phy·lac·tic; an·a·phy·lac·tin; an·a·phy·lac·to·gen; an·a·phy·lac·toid;… …   English syllables

• lacerate — lac·er·ate …   English syllables

• lacerate — lac•er•ate v. [[t]ˈlæs əˌreɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] əˌreɪt, ər ɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing, adj. 1) pat to tear roughly; mangle 2) to distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly 3) lacerated • Etymology: 1535–45; < L… …   From formal English to slang

• lacerate — lac·er·ate las ə .rāt vt, at·ed; at·ing to tear or rend roughly: wound jaggedly <a lacerated spleen> …   Medical dictionary

• lacerate — lac|er|ate [ læsə,reıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to make a deep cut in someone s flesh …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; …   English syllables

• Lacerate — Lac er*ate, Lacerated Lac er*a ted, p. a. [L. laceratus, p. p.] 1. Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound. [1913 Webster] By each other s fury lacerate Southey. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Jagged, or slashed irregularly, at the end,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English