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Lacerate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Lacerate has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

cut or tear irregularly

2

deeply hurt the feelings of; distress

"his lacerating remarks"

3

To tear, rip or wound.

Adjective
1

irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn

"lacerate leaves"

2

having edges that are jagged from injury

3

Jagged, as if torn or lacerated.

See Also
tear laceration lacerative lacerater wound jagged chef laceratingly
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
tear hurt
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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