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- [verb las-uh-reyt; adjective las-uh-reyt, -er-it]
- /verb ˈlæs əˌreɪt; adjective ˈlæs əˌreɪt, -ər ɪt/
- /ˈlæs.ər.eɪt/
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- [verb las-uh-reyt; adjective las-uh-reyt, -er-it]
- /verb ˈlæs əˌreɪt; adjective ˈlæs əˌreɪt, -ər ɪt/
Definitions of lacerate word
- verb with object lacerate to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands. 1
- verb with object lacerate to distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly: His bitter criticism lacerated my heart. 1
- abbreviation LACERATE lacerated. 1
- noun lacerate Tear or deeply cut (something, especially flesh or skin). 1
- transitive verb lacerate cut 1
- verb lacerate If something lacerates your skin, it cuts it badly and deeply. 0
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Origin of lacerate
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Latin lacerātus, past participle of lacerāre to tear up (derivative of lacer mangled); see -ate1
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Parts of speech for Lacerate
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verb
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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lacerate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lacerate
verb lacerate
- mangle — to smooth or press with a mangle.
- lance — a male given name.
- gash — a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- rend — to separate into parts with force or violence: The storm rent the ship to pieces.
noun lacerate
- hackle — one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
Antonyms for lacerate
verb lacerate
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- sew — to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up).
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Matching words
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