- 1lacerate something to cut skin or flesh with something sharp His hand had been badly lacerated.
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- 2lacerate somebody to criticize someone very severely
lacerate
verbNAmE//ˈlæsəˌreɪt//
(formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they lacerate he / she / it lacerates
past simple lacerated
-ing form lacerating
NAmE//ˌlæsəˈreɪʃn//
noun [countable, uncountable] She suffered multiple lacerations to the face.See lacerate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: lacerate