storpiare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to cripple, maim
2. (figuratively, transitive) to mangle (words)
3. (archaic, transitive) to delay, to hinder

Concepts

distort

deform

maim

spoil

mangle

cripple

mutilate

smatter

Synonyms

mutilare

svisare

travisare

menomare

snaturare

amputare

struppia’

masticare

maltrattare

Translations

mutiler

estropier

gâter

deformar

verunstalten

mutilar

alterar

mutilar

desfigurar

شوه

entstellen

بتر

verzerren

verstümmeln

lisiar

Hyphenated as

stor‧pià‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/storˈpja.re/

Etymology

Uncertain. Some possibilities are presented below:
* From Vulgar Latin *exturpiāre, from Latin ex- (“throughout; thoroughly”) + turpis (“ugly; unsightly”) + -are (infinitive suffix); literally, “to [make someone look] ugly throughout”, “to [render someone] thoroughly unsightly” (by maiming etc.).
* From Vulgar Latin *sturpare, from Latin stuprare (“to defile; to rape”); if so, it would be a doublet of stuprare (“to rape”).
* From Vulgar Latin *disturpare, from Latin deturpare (“to disfigure”); a doublet of deturpare in this case.