1. (

• mutilate ,
• mangle ,
• cut_up ,

) destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work" ;

2. (

• mangle ,
• mutilate ,
• murder

) alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language" ;

3. (

• mutilate ,
• mar

) destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies" ;