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   lacerate

   /ˈlasəreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. tear or make deep cuts in (flesh or skin): "the point had lacerated his neck" Similar cut (open)gashslashtearriprendmanglemutilatemaimmaulshredscorescratchscrapegrazeinciseknifegougesplitcleavehackstabtear apartbutchersavagewoundinjurehurtdamagehurtwounddistresspainharrowtorturetormentcrucifytear to pieces/shreds
   • ▪ criticize forcefully or severely: "her true venom seems reserved for the media itself as she lacerates our obsession with celebrity"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin lacerat- ‘mangled’, from the verb lacerare, from lacer ‘mangled, torn’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. lacerable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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