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Mutilate

Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated.

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Damage 76% connected

Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Distort 76% connected

Distorted; misshapen.

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Falsify 76% connected

To make false; to represent falsely.

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Garble 76% connected

To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt; as, to garble spices.

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Maim 76% connected

To deprive of the use of a limb, so as to render a person on fighting less able either to defend himself or to annoy his adversary.

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Warp 76% connected

To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter.

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Gouge 76% connected

A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar instrument, wi…

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Mangle 92% connected

To cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling man…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mar 92% connected

A small lake. See Mere.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Murder 92% connected

The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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