mutiler
mutilate
verb moo-tee-LEH Rare
Origin: Latin mutilare 'to maim'
Also means
maim
Usage Note
Mutiler implies severe, often permanent physical damage, stronger than simply blesser (to injure). The adjective mutilé can also function as a noun, un mutilé de guerre, meaning a disabled war veteran. The reflexive form se mutiler refers to self-harm.
Examples
"L'accident l'a mutilé à vie."
Natural Translation
The accident mutilated him for life.

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