Mutilate and Slay

Mutilate

Mutilate verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.

Slay and mutilate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slay" instead a verb "Mutilate".

Nearby Words: mutilation, mutilating

Slay

Slay verb - To deprive of life.

Mutilate and slay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mutilate" instead a verb "Slay".

Nearby Words: slaying, slayer

Common collocations

man mutilate man slay man
people mutilate people slay people
body mutilate body slay body
children mutilate children slay children
Other words: bunch, king, anyone, opponent, humans, monsters, mutants.
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