English → Latin
“mutilate” in Latin
mutilōto cut off, crop; to mutilate, maimtruncōto maim or mutilate by cutting off pieces; to truncatedētruncōto lop off, cut off; to mutilate (the body from which a limb is cut off), beheadmutilusmutilatedtruncustree trunk; a piece cut off; blockhead, dunce, dolt
The English word mutilate itself goes back to Latin mutilus, through mutilātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mutilate
mutilare; demutilare; truncare; detruncare. Mutilated, mutilus; mutilatus; truncatas; detruncatus; truncus: mutilated images, truncata simulacra deorum (Liv.): a mutilated speech, oratio trunca: to be mutilated (of books or writings), multis partibus mancum et mutilum esse (Muret.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mutilate?
- The usual Latin words for “mutilate” are mutilō, truncō, dētruncō; also mutilus, truncus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.