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Mutazilite
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mute air
mute swan
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mutilate
mutilate [ myti layt ] (3rd person present singular mutilates, present participle mutilating, past and past participle mutilated)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. destroy body part: to inflict serious injury on the body or a part of the body of a person or animal by removing or destroying parts of it
2. ruin something by removing parts: to damage or spoil something such as a piece of writing or a film by removing important parts of it
3. damage something seriously: to inflict serious damage on something
[Mid-16th century. Partly < Latin mutilat-, past participle of mutilare 'cut or lop off' < mutilus 'maimed'; partly < obsolete mutilate 'mutilated']

mutilation [ myti láysh'n ] noun
mutilative [ mytilətiv, myti laytiv ] adjective
mutilator noun
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