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lacerate

1. lac.er.ate or lac.er.at.ed \'las-*-r*t, -.ra-t\ \-.ra-t-*d\ aj 1a: TORN, 
   MANGLED  1b: HARROWED, DISTRACTED  2: having the edges deeply and 
   irregularly cut {a ~ petal} 
2. lac.er.ate \-.ra-t\ \-.ra-t-iv\ vt [L laceratus, pp. of lacerare to 
   tear; akin to L lacer mangle]d, Gk lakis rent 1: to tear or rend roughly  
   2: to cause sharp mental or emotional pain to : DISTRESS  - lac.er.a.tive 
   aj