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Explore Mutilate through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like mangle or mar. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Mutilate | Mutilated

Mutilate meaning

  1. To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.
  2. To destroy beyond recognition.
  3. To render imperfect or defective.

Synonyms of Mutilate

mangle mar warp garble distort falsify murder damage cut up maim

Related words

Other words often associated with Mutilate or its synonyms:

belie misrepresent blemish hurt deform fudge disprove press defect slaying aberration compartmentalize

Using Mutilate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb. | To destroy beyond recognition. | To render imperfect or defective.
  • Useful related words include: mangle, mar, warp, garble.
  • In the example corpus, mutilate often appears in combinations such as: to mutilate, mutilate the, mutilate him.

Context around Mutilate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

severely 1× verbally 1×

Often after:

oneself 1× dogs 1×

Sentence patterns with Mutilate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

about to mutilate some of 1× as to mutilate dogs bodies 1× body and mutilate it even 1× conspiracies who mutilate the concept 1× proceeded to mutilate her and 1× right to mutilate oneself to 1× squeeze and mutilate the genitals 1× then you mutilate it when 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

afterward the men 1× he claims he 1× hell they would 1× jacobs talked about 1× on some special 1× serhiy doesn t 1×

Common sentence endings:

against such cruelty 1× blindfolded with tape 1× burn her limbs 1× guy was dead 1× of that beauty 1× serve your interests 1×

Words around Mutilate

Just before it in the word index:

mutiat 2 muti 24 muthwa 2 muthuvel 2 muthuswami 2 muthusamy 3

Just after it in the word index:

mutilated 127 mutilating 28 mutilation 102 mutilations 9 mutilators 2 mutina 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Mutilate

  • In this selection, "mutilate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, severely, verbally, oneself and dogs stand out and add context to how "mutilate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about to mutilate some of and as to mutilate dogs bodies. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mutilate" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mutilate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The cleric further advised Nigerians not to verbally mutilate the country anymore. (12 words)

Afterward, the men proceeded to mutilate her and, finally, burn her limbs. (12 words)

Jacobs talked about how Kong is about to mutilate some of that beauty. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

My point is that, if there is a trans right, the right to mutilate oneself to change one’s sex, nothing can prevent the existence, under the same arguments, of a right to transition in any sphere other than the sexual one. (42 words)

We are led by politicians who have joined the cult of President Donald J. Trump, who dispute experts (George Wallace once called them "pointy-headed" intellectuals), who embrace conspiracies, who mutilate the concept of the common good. (37 words)

Some people go so far as to mutilate dogs’ bodies for nothing more than appearance, chopping off their ears and tails despite the American Veterinary Medical Association’s stance against such cruelty. (32 words)

Example sentences (11)

My point is that, if there is a trans right, the right to mutilate oneself to change one’s sex, nothing can prevent the existence, under the same arguments, of a right to transition in any sphere other than the sexual one.

Serhiy doesn’t know what Russian soldiers used to mutilate him because his eyes were blindfolded with tape.

Some people go so far as to mutilate dogs’ bodies for nothing more than appearance, chopping off their ears and tails despite the American Veterinary Medical Association’s stance against such cruelty.

Hell, they would torture a body and mutilate it even after a guy was dead.

We are led by politicians who have joined the cult of President Donald J. Trump, who dispute experts (George Wallace once called them "pointy-headed" intellectuals), who embrace conspiracies, who mutilate the concept of the common good.

You spend years and loads of cash to make a good national Constitution and then you mutilate it when it does not serve your interests.

He claims he opened his eyes to see Paje approach the sleeping victim and proceed to severely mutilate him.

The cleric further advised Nigerians not to verbally mutilate the country anymore.

Jacobs talked about how Kong is about to mutilate some of that beauty.

Afterward, the men proceeded to mutilate her and, finally, burn her limbs.

On some special occasions a tortillon was used in conjunction with the ladder which would severely squeeze and mutilate the genitals at the same time as the stretching was occurring.

Common combinations with mutilate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mutilate" in a sentence?
An example: "My point is that, if there is a trans right, the right to mutilate oneself to change one’s sex, nothing can prevent the existence, under the same arguments, of a right to transition in any sphere other than the sexual one." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mutilate" from authentic English texts.
What does "mutilate" mean?
Mutilate means: To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.
What are synonyms of "mutilate"?
Common synonyms of "mutilate" include: mangle, mar, warp, garble, distort, falsify, murder, damage. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "mutilate" are there?
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