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Dictionary

lac•er•ate

Pronunciation: (
—v.las'u-rāt";
—adj.las'u-rāt", -ur-it), [key]
—v., -at•ed, -at•ing,
—adj.

—v.t.
1. to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
2. to distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly: His bitter criticism lacerated my heart.

—adj.
lacerated.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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