Mutilate (verb)

1. To damage or disfigure (a person or animal) by cutting off or permanently damaging a limb or other essential body part.
2. To make extensive and often disfiguring cuts or changes to (something).

Origin:

Late middle english: from latin mutilat- "mutilated", from the verb mutilare, from mutilus "maimed".

Examples:

1. The soldier was brutally mutilated by the enemy.
2. The criminals were accused of mutilating the victims' bodies.
3. The ancient text had been mutilated over time, with many pages missing.
4. The vandals had mutilated the statue, chipping off its nose and ears.
5. The young girl's face was mutilated in the acid attack.