Kill
Mutilate
Mutilate verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.
Usage example: was lucky not to be mutilated in the car crash
Nearby Words: mutilation, mutilating
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Jaime advises Brienne to go into her happy place when they try to rape her, instead of fighting back; attacking them will only make them angrier and likely to mutilate or kill her.
Source: Happy Place -
You can mutilate or kill somebody's past self and their older self will be affected.
Source: Film / Looper -
My Little Panzer: A few examples - Tinribs, which despite its poor construction always manages to kill or mutilate Mr Snodworthy in every strip.
Source: Comic Book / Viz
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