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lacerate vs injure

injure vs lacerate

lacerate is an adjective but injure is not an adjective.

lacerate and injure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lacerate No Yes Yes No
injure No No Yes No
As verbs, injure is a hypernym of lacerate; that is, injure is a word with a broader meaning than lacerate:
  • lacerate: deeply hurt the feelings of; distress
  • injure: hurt the feelings of
Other hypernyms of lacerate include bruise, hurt, offend, spite, wound.
lacerate (adjective) injure (adjective)
having edges that are jagged from injury
irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
lacerate (verb) injure (verb)
cut or tear irregularly cause injuries or bodily harm to
deeply hurt the feelings of; distress cause damage or affect negatively
hurt the feelings of
Difference between lacerate and injure

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