transitive verb. To rip, cut, or tear.

transitive verb. To cause deep emotional pain to; distress.

adjective. Torn; mangled.

adjective. Wounded.

adjective. Having jagged, deeply cut edges.

To tear roughly; mangle in rending or violently tearing apart: as, to lacerate the flesh; a lacerated wound.

Figuratively, to torture; harrow: as, to lacerate one's feelings.

Rent; torn: specifically applied (from natural appearance) in botany (also lacerated) to a leaf having the edge variously cut into irregular segments, and in anatomy to three foramina at the base of the cranium. See below.

adjective. Rent; torn; mangled.

adjective. Jagged, or slashed irregularly, at the end, or along the edge.

transitive verb. To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle.

verb. To tear, rip or wound.

verb. To thoroughly defeat; to thrash

adjective. Jagged, as if torn or lacerated.

adjective. having edges that are jagged from injury

verb. cut or tear irregularly

adjective. irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn

verb. deeply hurt the feelings of; distress

"They try to perforate the uterus, to get the foetus out, but often lacerate the cervix along the way, so many bleed heavily or leave tissue in the womb which becomes infected."

anterior lacerate foramen  middle lacerate foramen  posterior lacerate foramen  

injured  lacerated  rough  

lacerated  lacerating  

bruise  bust  hurt  injure  offend  

abrade  afflict  agonize  ail  bark  

lacerated  lacerates  lacerating