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Meaning of "lacerate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LACERATE

From Latin lacerāre to tear, from lacer mangled.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LACERATE

lacerate  [ˈlæsəˌreɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LACERATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lacerate is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lacerate in English.

WHAT DOES LACERATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lacerate in the English dictionary

The first definition of lacerate in the dictionary is to tear jaggedly. Other definition of lacerate is to hurt or harrow. Lacerate is also having edges that are jagged or torn; lacerated.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LACERATE

PRESENT

Present
I lacerate
you lacerate
he/she/it lacerates
we lacerate
you lacerate
they lacerate
Present continuous
I am lacerating
you are lacerating
he/she/it is lacerating
we are lacerating
you are lacerating
they are lacerating
Present perfect
I have lacerated
you have lacerated
he/she/it has lacerated
we have lacerated
you have lacerated
they have lacerated
Present perfect continuous
I have been lacerating
you have been lacerating
he/she/it has been lacerating
we have been lacerating
you have been lacerating
they have been lacerating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I lacerated
you lacerated
he/she/it lacerated
we lacerated
you lacerated
they lacerated
Past continuous
I was lacerating
you were lacerating
he/she/it was lacerating
we were lacerating
you were lacerating
they were lacerating
Past perfect
I had lacerated
you had lacerated
he/she/it had lacerated
we had lacerated
you had lacerated
they had lacerated
Past perfect continuous
I had been lacerating
you had been lacerating
he/she/it had been lacerating
we had been lacerating
you had been lacerating
they had been lacerating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will lacerate
you will lacerate
he/she/it will lacerate
we will lacerate
you will lacerate
they will lacerate
Future continuous
I will be lacerating
you will be lacerating
he/she/it will be lacerating
we will be lacerating
you will be lacerating
they will be lacerating
Future perfect
I will have lacerated
you will have lacerated
he/she/it will have lacerated
we will have lacerated
you will have lacerated
they will have lacerated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lacerating
you will have been lacerating
he/she/it will have been lacerating
we will have been lacerating
you will have been lacerating
they will have been lacerating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would lacerate
you would lacerate
he/she/it would lacerate
we would lacerate
you would lacerate
they would lacerate
Conditional continuous
I would be lacerating
you would be lacerating
he/she/it would be lacerating
we would be lacerating
you would be lacerating
they would be lacerating
Conditional perfect
I would have lacerate
you would have lacerate
he/she/it would have lacerate
we would have lacerate
you would have lacerate
they would have lacerate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lacerating
you would have been lacerating
he/she/it would have been lacerating
we would have been lacerating
you would have been lacerating
they would have been lacerating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you lacerate
we let´s lacerate
you lacerate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lacerate
Past participle
lacerated
Present Participle
lacerating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LACERATE


accelerate
ækˈsɛləˌreɪt
acerate
ˈæsəˌreɪt
cancerate
ˈkænsəˌreɪt
chelicerate
kɪˈlɪsəˌreɪt
collaborate
kəˈlæbəˌreɪt
decorate
ˈdɛkəˌreɪt
dilacerate
daɪˈlæsəˌreɪt
disincarcerate
ˌdɪsɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt
eviscerate
ɪˈvɪsəˌreɪt
exarate
ˈɛksəˌreɪt
exulcerate
ɪɡˈzʌlsəˌreɪt
generate
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
incarcerate
ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt
incorporate
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt
macerate
ˈmæsəˌreɪt
operate
ˈɒpəˌreɪt
separate
ˈsɛpəˌreɪt
susurrate
ˈsjuːsəˌreɪt
ulcerate
ˈʌlsəˌreɪt
viscerate
ˈvɪsəˌreɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LACERATE

laceless
lacelike
lacemaker
lacemaking
lacer
lacerability
lacerable
lacerant
lacerated
laceration
lacerative
Lacerta
Lacertae
lacertian
lacertid
lacertilian
lacertine
lacet

WORDS THAT END LIKE LACERATE

accurate
confederate
conglomerate
considerate
cooperate
degenerate
deliberate
derate
desperate
enterate
enumerate
illiterate
iterate
liberate
literate
moderate
refrigerate
regenerate
reiterate
temperate
tolerate

Synonyms and antonyms of lacerate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LACERATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lacerate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lacerate
afflict · claw · cut · distress · gash · harrow · hurt · jag · maim · mangle · mangulate · rend · rip · slash · tear · torment · torture · wound

Translation of «lacerate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LACERATE

Find out the translation of lacerate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lacerate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lacerate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

撕裂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lacerate
570 millions of speakers

English

lacerate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फाड़ना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الممزقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Растерзать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lacerate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদীর্ণ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lacérer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lacerate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zerfleischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lacerate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

괴롭히다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lacerate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xé
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிராய்த்துக் காயப்படுத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चापट मारणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yırtmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lacerate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lacerate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розтерзати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sfâșia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξεσκίζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ingeskeur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lacerate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lage rift
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lacerate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LACERATE»

The term «lacerate» is regularly used and occupies the 91.604 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LACERATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lacerate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lacerate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lacerate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LACERATE»

Discover the use of lacerate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lacerate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biology of the Plant Bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae): Pests, ...
The presence of salivary polygalacturonase in mirids apparently relates to their lacerate-flush feeding strategy (Strong 1970, Hori 1975a). Many aphids, which evidently are phloem feeders, also have salivary polygalacturonase but often cause ...
‎2001
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A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands: Selected Readings II
G. leauaiensis Eock Blades basifixed; drupes yellow, orange (or reddish in G. mauiensis) Stipules scurfy on back or finally glabrate, Petals entire, obtuse, glabrous; sepals 0.6-0.8 mm long, rounded, lacerate; anthers 1.2-1.3 mm. long ...
E. Alison Kay, 1994
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No Vacancies, A Collection of Short Stories
Lacerate was a filthy mess, dressed in dirty blue jeans, a black t-shirt and a cheap windbreaker style jacket. His clothes were covered with dirt and stains. His brown hair, greasy, long and un-kept, littered his face and hid some of the scars ...
Lucien Black, 2009
4
Flora of New South Wales
Fertile bracts ovate; central region brown; wings dark brown basally, apically black; margins apically lacerate. Lateral outer tepals ovate; central region brown to blackish brown, keel papillate, appearing cilia te at apex; wings equal, golden  ...
Gwen J. Harden, 1993
5
Imperium Chronicles Role Playing Game Basic Rules
Benefit: At the same time as making a regular attack with a piercing melee weapon, the character can declare he is using a lacerate attack. If the attack hits, an additional 1d6 damage is added to the regular damage done. The character must ...
6
Flora Europaea: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae)
Involucre 18-20 mm in diameter, globose; appendages up to 10 mm wide, covering bracts, orbicular, hyaline, white, with an ovate, blackish-brown central spot, lacerate, denticulate, the apex with short mucro. Florets purple. Pappus as long as ...
T. G. Tutin, V. H. Heywood, 1976
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Imperium Chronicles RPG Basic Rules v1.1.1
Saving Throw: None. Benefit: At the same time as making a regular attack with a piercing melee weapon, the character can declare he is using a lacerate attack. If the attack hits, an additional 1d4 damage is added to the regular damage done.
William Mitchell
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The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the ...
Lip flat, triangular with rounded corners, the margin lacerate-ciliate except towards the apex, the whole whitish green tinged with red-brown in the centre, the apical part blunt, brown. Antennae symmetric. S Brazil. G2. Autumn. 8. C. atratum ...
James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey, 2011
9
Pathways to Literacy Excellence: 10-11 years. Level B
... irrigate, lacerate, pollute, separate, vibrate, medicate. irrigate, lacerate, pollute, separate, vibrate, medicate. irrigate, lacerate, pollute, separate, vibrate, medicate. irrigate, lacerate, pollute, separate, vibrate, medicate. irrigate, lacerate, pollute, ...
Jude Scott, 2005
10
Oxford Thesaurus of English
lacerate. F. laid-back. 7 verb 1 he laced up his running shoes: fasten, do up, tie up, secure; bind, knot, truss. wANTONYMS undo. 2 he laced hisfingers into mine: entwine, intertwine, twine, entangle, interweave, interlink, link; criss-cross, braid,  ...
Maurice Waite, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LACERATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lacerate is used in the context of the following news items.
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LINE BY LINE, EVA OBODO EXPLORES..., Articles | THISDAY LIVE
... spaces as they appear to convey gangrenous social “matters” which have caused them to corrode, decay and lacerate in certain portions. «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
2
Feeding bones are an expensive gamble
These shards then can poke through the digestive tract or even lacerate other delicate structures, such as the tongue. A pet who experiences a ... «Democrat Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Sharps Compliance Corp. Downgraded by Zacks (SMED)
... dispose of medical waste such as hypodermic needles, lancets and any other medical device or objects used to puncture or lacerate the skin. «WKRB News, Jul 15»
4
Zacks Downgrades Sharps Compliance Corp. to Hold (SMED)
... dispose of medical waste such as hypodermic needles, lancets and any other medical device or objects used to puncture or lacerate the skin. «The Legacy, Jul 15»
5
Plucky orphan 'Annie' retains her charm in the latest national tour
“Annie” is so optimistically cute it dares critics to wield their pens as swords; only a crank will lacerate a play that stars children and features a ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
6
Research Analysts' Downgrades for July, 15th (OUT, PFSI, PGH …
... used to puncture or lacerate the skin. The Company also offers a number of products specifically designed for the home healthcare market. «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
7
Company Shares of Sharps Compliance Corp Drops by -1.48%
... used to puncture or lacerate the skin, or sharps, and unused consumer dispensed prescription and over-the-shares drugs and medications. «News Watch International, Jul 15»
8
Murdered Solihull gangland boss 'Goldfinger' was mystery shotgun …
It was believed the gun used was fitted with a silencer and its ammo laced with lethal wires designed to lacerate internal organs. The body ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
9
Momentum Stock in Focus: Sharps Compliance Corp (NASDAQ …
... numerous types of items, including hypodermic needles, lancets and other devices or objects used to puncture or lacerate the skin, or sharps, ... «Enterprise Leader, Jul 15»
10
Mother's Love, Tenacity and Work Ethic Take Family from Killing …
Disfiguring cicatrices lacerate my mother's belly and gnarl her arms – reminders of the debt we owe that surgeon. We lived in four different ... «Khmer Times, Jul 15»

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