LACERATE

lacerate, lacerated, mangled, torn

(adjective) having edges that are jagged from injury

lacerate, lacerated

(adjective) irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; “lacerate leaves”

lacerate

(verb) cut or tear irregularly

lacerate

(verb) deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; “his lacerating remarks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

lacerate (third-person singular simple present lacerates, present participle lacerating, simple past and past participle lacerated)

(transitive) To tear, rip or wound.

(transitive) To defeat thoroughly; to thrash.

Adjective

lacerate (not comparable)

(botany) Jagged, as if torn or lacerated.

Source: Wiktionary

Lac"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lacerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lacerating ().] Etym: [L. laceratus, p. p. of lacerare to lacerate, fr. lacer mangled, lacerated; cf. Gr. slay.]

Definition: 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.

Lac"er*ate, Lac"er*a`ted, p. a. Etym: [L. laceratus, p. p.]

1. Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound. By each other's fury lacerate Southey.

2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Definition: Jagged, or slashed irregularly, at the end, or along the edge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition