mutilating

Meanings

• The act of causing bodily harm or injury, often with the intent to disable or disfigure.

  - "The soldiers mutilated the bodies of the fallen enemies."
  - "The serial killer was caught after he was identified through DNA evidence left at the scene of his latest mutilation."

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Synonyms

maim , mangle

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with mutilating
mutilating , cruel inflicting , slicing , deceiving , concealing , revealing , heaving , cleaving

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. mutilating (en) : The act of causing bodily harm or injury.
   

2. mutilate (en) : To cause bodily harm or injury.
   

3. mutilated (en) : Past tense and past participle form of the verb 'mutilate'.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of mutilating that leads to same result
mutilate , mutilated , mutilates , mutilating , mutilator , mutilators , self-mutilate , self-mutilated , self-mutilates , self-mutilating , self-mutilation

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'mutilating' is derived from the Latin word 'mutilatus', which means 'maimed' or 'disabled'. The present participle form 'mutilating' is used to describe the ongoing or continuous process of causing bodily harm or injury.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. {"question"=>"Which word is a homophone of the word 'mutilating'?", "answer"=>"The word 'mutual' is a homophone of the word 'mutilating'. However, 'mutual' has a completely different meaning, which is 'reciprocal' or 'shared'."}

2. {"question"=>"Which literary device is used in the sentence 'To memorize the word 'mutilating', try using the mnemonic device 'Visualization''.'?", "answer"=>"The literary device used in the sentence is 'Metaphor' and 'Personification'. However, the primary literary device used in the sentence is 'Metaphor' because the sentence compares the process of memorizing a word to using a specific mnemonic device called 'Visualization'."}

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How to Memorize "mutilating"

1. mnemonic_device
   

   - To memorize the word 'mutilating', try using the mnemonic device 'Visualization'. Imagine a scene where someone is causing bodily harm or injury to another person. Try to visualize the details of the scene as vividly as possible in your mind. This can help you remember the meaning of the word 'mutilating'.

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