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Verstümmeln Translations, meanings and synonyms
"Verstümmeln" is used as verb with the meaning of "mutilate", "maim" or "disfigure".
Essential properties of "verstümmeln"
Its most important properties are:
Properties
- Infinitive: verstümmeln
- Simple past: verstümmelte
- Participle: verstümmelt
regulartransitive
Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.
Meanings of "verstümmeln" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms
It has the meanings and uses detailed below:
1.) "To severely damage a body, often by amputation"
- Definition: "To cause severe physical damage to a body, especially by amputating parts."
- Translation(s): mutilate, maim, disfigure
- Synonym(s): entstellen, verunstalten
- Antonym(s): heilen, reparieren
- Related word(s): verstümmelung, verletzen
📝 Some usage examples:
- Der Unfall hat seinen Arm verstümmelt.
- Der Krieg verstümmelt viele Soldaten.
- Das Tier wurde von der Maschine verstümmelt.
2.) "To alter a text or message, causing it to lose its original meaning"
- Definition: "To alter a text or message in such a way that it loses its original meaning."
- Translation(s): garble, distort, mangle, mutilate (a text)
- Synonym(s): verfälschen, entstellen
- Antonym(s): klarstellen, erläutern
- Related word(s): verfälschung, entstellung
📝 Some usage examples:
- Der Übersetzer hat den Text verstümmelt.
- Die Nachricht wurde absichtlich verstümmelt.
- Der Artikel wurde durch Kürzungen verstümmelt.