Definition of mangle

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man·gle ¹    (mnggl) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
man·gled , man·gling , man·gles

1. To mutilate or disfigure by battering, hacking, cutting, or tearing. See Synonyms at batter ¹.
2. To ruin or spoil through ineptitude or ignorance: mangle a speech.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English manglen, from Anglo-Norman mangler, frequentative of Old French mangoner, to cut to bits possibly akin to mahaignier, to maim ; see mayhem

OTHER FORMS:
mangler (Noun)

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