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- verb Present participle of
mutilate .
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Examples
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Charlemagne, the abbots indulged themselves in mutilating their monks, or putting out their eyes; a punishment much less cruel than the tremendous vade in pace (the subterraneous dungeon or sepulchre) which was afterwards invented.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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I'd sure like to pretend that I can't understand why apparently well-adjusted women find the idea of mutilating a man's genitals defensible.
Tony Phillips: Woman Throws Husband's Penis in Disposal: Hey, While You're At It ... Tony Phillips 2011
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I'd sure like to pretend that I can't understand why apparently well-adjusted women find the idea of mutilating a man's genitals defensible.
Tony Phillips: Woman Throws Husband's Penis in Disposal: Hey, While You're At It ... Tony Phillips 2011
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It had been suggested to cut it into pieces, of which each should carry one off under his shirt, or else to bury it at the foot of a tree, so noting the locality in memory that they might be able to come and disinter it at some future day; but the idea of mutilating the flag, or burying it like a corpse, affected them too painfully, and they were considering if they might not preserve it in some other manner.
The Downfall ��mile Zola 1871
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More than 70 percent of the shattered plane has been recovered, but not a single piece of debris shows the characteristic signs of pitting or scarring that would confirm a bomb explosion -- and none of the 213 corpses recovered so far bears the kind of mutilating injury that a bomb would have caused.
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After 'mutilating' myself, I can still remain married.
Jon Stewart vs. Mike Huckabee on Gay Marriage James F. McGrath 2008
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says it's time Fort Campbell stopped "mutilating" goats and pigs for combat medic training purposes.
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You may also see the term "Female Genital Cutting" being used because Muslims resented the suggestion that they are "mutilating" their daughters.
Planck's Constant Bernie 2010
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"mutilating" goats and pigs for combat medic training purposes.
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"mutilating" goats and pigs for combat medic training purposes.
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