mutilate vs maim

mutilate and maim both are verbs.

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

As verbs, maim is a hypernym of mutilate; that is, maim is a word with a broader meaning than mutilate:

mutilate: destroy or injure severely
maim: injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation

mutilate (verb)	maim (verb)
destroy or injure severely	injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
damage or injure severely
alter so as to make unrecognizable