Lacerate — Defs

01 v. t. To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to lacerate the flesh.

imp. & p. p. Lacerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lacerating

1.
To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to lacerate the flesh.

02 p. a. Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound.

1.
Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound.
“By each other's fury lacerate” — Southey.
2.
Jagged, or slashed irregularly, at the end, or along the edge.(Bot. & Zool.)