falsify vs mutilate

falsify and mutilate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
falsify	No	No	Yes	No
mutilate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mutilate is a hyponym of falsify; that is, mutilate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than falsify:

Other hyponyms of falsify include mangle, murder.

falsify (verb)	mutilate (verb)
falsify knowingly	destroy or injure severely
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby	damage or injure severely
prove false	alter so as to make unrecognizable
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
tamper, with the purpose of deception