How Do You Spell LACERATE?

Pronunciation: [lˈasəɹˌe͡ɪt] (IPA)

The word "lacerate" is spelled with a "c" and not an "s" despite the similar sound of "s". This is because "lacerate" comes from the Latin word "lacerare", which contains a "c". In IPA phonetic transcription, "lacerate" is pronounced /ˈlæsəreɪt/. The "c" sound is represented by the IPA symbol "s", while "ce" and "ci" are pronounced with an "s" sound, represented by the symbol "s". This is an example of the importance of understanding word origins when it comes to spelling in English.

LACERATE Meaning and Definition

1. Lacerate is a verb that refers to the act of tearing or ripping something with force, resulting in severe or deep cuts or wounds. It commonly describes the action that causes physical damage to an object or a living tissue, such as the skin or muscles.

   In a literal sense, when someone lacerates something, they are inflicting a grievous injury or wound that causes the affected area to be torn apart in a jagged or irregular manner. This term is often associated with sharp objects or a violent force. For example, an individual can lacerate their hand when accidentally cutting themselves with a knife or when exposed to a sharp object during an accident.

   The concept of laceration can also be metaphorically extended to describe emotional or psychological pain. It is often used to depict intense feelings of distress or anguish that deeply wound someone on an emotional level. In this context, lacerate refers to the action of causing severe emotional hurt or harm, leaving lasting scars on a person's psyche or emotional state.

   Overall, the word lacerate emphasizes the forceful and often damaging nature of an action that results in severe cuts, either physical or emotional, leaving deep wounds or scars.

2. To wound and tear; to rend.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for LACERATE

• decerate
• acerage
• secerate
• locerated
• laurate
• mascerate
• laceratio
• laserated
• lierate
• leverate
• lacerrate
• lacertae
• laccerate
• Glicerate
• laceerable
• lacerty
• delacerate
• scerante
• Lacuenate
• baccrate
• Lucerase
• lancenate
• lasscerate
• Lacefrane
• Laccerhate
• FlateRate
• laberae

Etymology of LACERATE

The word "lacerate" has its etymology rooted in Latin. It comes from the Latin word "laceratus", which is the past participle of the verb "lacerare". The Latin term "lacerare" means "to tear" or "to mangle". It is also derived from the Latin noun "lacer", which means "a mangled body" or "a wound". The word "lacerate" was eventually borrowed into English, retaining its original meaning of tearing or rending something.

Similar spelling words for LACERATE

• lacertilia,
• laceration,
• lacerated,
• lacerta,
• lacertidae,
• lacertid.

Conjugate verb Lacerate

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have lacerated

you would have lacerated

he/she/it would have lacerated

we would have lacerated

they would have lacerated

I would have lacerate

you would have lacerate

he/she/it would have lacerate

we would have lacerate

they would have lacerate

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been lacerating

you would have been lacerating

he/she/it would have been lacerating

we would have been lacerating

they would have been lacerating

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would lacerate

you would lacerate

he/she/it would lacerate

we would lacerate

they would lacerate

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be lacerating

you would be lacerating

he/she/it would be lacerating

we would be lacerating

they would be lacerating

FUTURE

I will lacerate

you will lacerate

he/she/it will lacerate

we will lacerate

they will lacerate

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be lacerating

you will be lacerating

he/she/it will be lacerating

we will be lacerating

they will be lacerating

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have lacerated

you will have lacerated

he/she/it will have lacerated

we will have lacerated

they will have lacerated

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been lacerating

you will have been lacerating

he/she/it will have been lacerating

we will have been lacerating

they will have been lacerating

IMPERATIVE

you lacerate

we let´s lacerate

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to lacerate

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was lacerating

you were lacerating

he/she/it was lacerating

we were lacerating

they were lacerating

PAST PARTICIPLE

lacerated

PAST PERFECT

I had lacerated

you had lacerated

he/she/it had lacerated

we had lacerated

they had lacerated

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been lacerating

you had been lacerating

he/she/it had been lacerating

we had been lacerating

they had been lacerating

PRESENT

I lacerate

you lacerate

he/she/it lacerates

we lacerate

they lacerate

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am lacerating

you are lacerating

he/she/it is lacerating

we are lacerating

they are lacerating

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

lacerating

PRESENT PERFECT

I have lacerated

you have lacerated

he/she/it has lacerated

we have lacerated

they have lacerated

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been lacerating

you have been lacerating

he/she/it has been lacerating

we have been lacerating

they have been lacerating

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it lacerate

SIMPLE PAST

I lacerated

you lacerated

he/she/it lacerated

we lacerated

they lacerated