mutilate

• فعل يُستعمل للدلالة على إلحاق ضرر شديد بشيء أو تشويهه، ولا سيما بقطع أجزاء منه أو بترها. ويُستخدم أيضًا مجازًا بمعنى تحريف نص أو قول وإفساد معناه.

A verb used to indicate the act of severely damaging or disfiguring something, especially by cutting or removing parts.

1. Severely injure or damageB2formal

   To inflict serious damage or injury upon a person or animal, often by removing or destroying a body part.

   التشويه الجسدي

   • The accident mutilated his leg beyond repair.
   • The animal was found mutilated in the forest.
   • The explosion mutilated several victims.

   المرادفاتbatterbutchercrippledisabledisfiguredismemberhacklaceratemaimmangle

   الأضدادhealmendrepairtreat

2. Alter to make unrecognizableB2formal

   To change something so drastically that its original form or meaning is lost.

   تشويه حتى يصبح غير قابل للتعرف

   • The editor mutilated the author's original text.
   • The painting was mutilated by clumsy restoration attempts.
   • The speech was mutilated by poor translation.

   المرادفاتbutcherdefacedisfiguredistortmangle