1. to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘mutilate’

Examples

• The vandal mutilates public statues with spray paint.
• Poor editing mutilates the author’s original message.
• The accident mutilates the car’s front end beyond repair.
• He mutilates every song he tries to sing.
• The disease mutilates the plant’s leaves.
• She mutilates her homework by erasing too aggressively.