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- Dictionarylacerated/ˈlasəˌrādəd/
adjective
- 1. (of flesh or skin) torn or deeply cut: "he suffered a lacerated hand and arm"
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Lacerate is a verb that means to tear or rend roughly, or an adjective that describes something torn or jagged. Learn the word history, examples, synonyms, and related words of lacerate.
Lacerate means to cut or tear something, especially flesh, or to cause someone great emotional pain. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.
( especially of flesh) cut or torn: He was taken to hospital with a leg so badly lacerated that it had to be amputated. a lacerated liver. literary. feeling great emotional pain: As the months went by, her lacerated heart slowly mended. Fewer examples. His tongue was so lacerated that he could not speak.
Lacerated means mangled, jagged, torn, or wounded. It can also describe a leaf with irregular segments. See how to use lacerated in a sentence and find synonyms.
verb (used with object) , lac·er·at·ed, lac·er·at·ing. to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands. Synonyms: rend. to distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly: His bitter criticism lacerated my heart.
The verb lacerate means to cut or tear. So the envelope that gave you that nasty paper cut? It lacerated your finger.
If skin is lacerated, it's deeply cut or badly torn. After falling hard on your skateboard, you can tell your knees are lacerated by the blood seeping through your jeans. Doctors use the word lacerated to describe particularly jagged wounds or cuts.
