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# lacerate

verb (lacerate, lacerates, lacerated, lacerating)

«lacerate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To lacerate skin or flesh is to cut or tear it badly, leaving a jagged wound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacerate/#m1)
2. (literary) To lacerate someone's feelings is to hurt them deeply. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacerate/#m2)

### In the lessons

First aid and health: «a lacerated hand», a laceration needs cleaning and maybe stitches. Stories and news reports about accidents. Formal word.

### Examples

- He lacerated his knee on the sharp rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacerate/#x1)
- Broken glass can lacerate your feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacerate/#x2)
- The nurse cleaned the lacerated skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacerate/#x3)
- The thorns lacerated her arms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacerate/#x4)
- The harsh words lacerated his feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacerate/#x5)
- Wear gloves so the wire does not lacerate your hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacerate/#x6)
- The Wolf, having no cause of fear, at his leisure lacerated or destroyed the whole flock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacerate/#x7)

### Note

Regular: lacerated. Noun: laceration (a deep cut). Say «LASS-er-ate».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lacerate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacerate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lacerate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lacerate.html) on Mova free.