Word of the day: MANGLE

Mangle:  lacerar, mutilar, destroçar / calandra,máquina para passar roupa, lustrar papéis, tecidos etc.

Synonyms: crush, mash, smash, contort, twist, batter, maul, injure, mar, disfigure

“Just as he is not the first US politician to mangle the language.”

“Some journalists get it mostly right, some mangle what I have said beyond repair.”   (www.wordhippo.com)

Word of the day: Maim

Maim:  mutilação, deformidade, mutilar, desfigurar

Synonyms: cripple, disable, incapacitate, lame, mutilate

“The bomb killed 16 people and maimed several others.”

“On-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Cripple

Cripple: aleijado, estropiado, coxo, paralítico, mutilar, aleijar, estropiar,incapacitar, enfraquecer.

Synonyms: disable, incapacitate, lame, mutilate

 “…is easing fears that high energy prices would cripple a U.S. economy that is struggling to overcome high unemployment, stagnant wages and weak growth.”(www.time.com/ May 7^th, 2012)