lacerate adj

1 irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves"

2 having edges that are jagged from injury [syn: lacerated, mangled, torn]

1 cut or tear irregularly

2 deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"

English

Etymology

• From Middle English laceraten, from Latin laceratum, past participle of lacerare.

Verb

1. To tear, rip or wound.

Italian

Verb

lacerate

1. Form of Second-person plural present tense, lacerare
2. Form of Second-person plural imperative, lacerare#Italian|lacerare

abrade, afflict, agonize, ail, bark, bite, blemish, bloody, break, burn, chafe, check, chip, claw, convulse, crack, craze, crucify, cut, defoliate, denude, dismember, distress, draw and quarter, excruciate, fester, flay, fracture, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, gash, give pain, gnaw, grate, grind, gripe, harrow, hurt, impale, incise, inflame, inflict pain, injure, irritate, kill by inches, lancinate, macerate, maim, make mincemeat of, mangle, martyr, martyrize, maul, mutilate, nip, pain, peel, pick to pieces, pierce, pinch, prick, prolong the agony, pull apart, puncture, punish, put to torture, rack, rankle, rasp, rend, rip, rub, run, rupture, savage, scald, scarify, scorch, scotch, scrape, scratch, scuff, shred, skin, slash, slit, sprain, stab, stick, sting, strain, strip, take apart, tear, tear apart, tear to pieces, tear to tatters, torment, torture, traumatize, tweak, twist, wound, wrench, wring