Lacerate

las′ėr-āt, v.t. to tear: to rend: to wound: to afflict.— adjs. Lac′erable , that may be lacerated; Lac′erant , harrowing; Lac′erate , -d , rent, torn: ( bot. ) having the edges cut into irregular segments.— n. Lacerā′tion , act of lacerating: the rent made by tearing.— adj. Lac′erative , tearing: having power to tear. [L. lacerāre , -ātum , to tear— lacer , torn.]