Are mutilated vs Mutilate

The phrases "are mutilated" and "mutilate" are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes. "Are mutilated" is used to describe something that has already been damaged or altered, while "mutilate" is a verb used to indicate the action of causing severe damage or injury to something or someone.

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Are mutilated

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe something that has been damaged or altered.

This phrase is used in passive voice to indicate that something has been severely damaged or altered. It is often used in contexts where the focus is on the state of the object rather than the action.

Examples:

The paintings were mutilated beyond repair.
The documents are mutilated and cannot be used as evidence.
The bodies of the victims were found mutilated in the forest.

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It's not a coincidence that the marks that could identify him are mutilated.
People who are mutilated by war, displaced, psychologically traumatised, mentally unstable and far from any care or rehabilitation centre are hidden victims who often do not feature in statistics on the outcome of armed conflicts.
Euro banknotes which are mutilated or damaged to a minor degree, e.g. by having annotations, numbers or brief sentences placed on them, will in principle not be considered to be intentionally mutilated or damaged euro banknotes;
Those cows aren't being mutilated.
According to Unicef, three million girls are still being mutilated every year.
A common regime under which the NCBs of participating Member States are prepared to exchange mutilated or damaged euro banknotes needs to be established.
The minority in question are albinos, who are being killed and mutilated in Tanzania, including small children.
This subsequently led to a debate about animal welfare (organic chickens beak's are not mutilated, and this could lead to animal welfare problems).
Whereas a common regime under which the NCBs of participating Member States are prepared to exchange mutilated or damaged euro banknotes needs to be established;
Whereas a common regime under which the NCBs of participating Member States are prepared to exchange mutilated or damaged euro banknotes needs to be established;
Yet statistics still show that 20000 people a year are victims of mines or abandoned ammunition, of whom 8000 to 10000 are children, who are killed or mutilated, usually by anti-personnel mines.
Mutilated corpses with the Chance of afternoon showers.
Andrew Sykes was mutilated in the exact same manner Will Graham allegedly mutilated his victims - ways that have not been made public.
Images of mutilated and dismembered bodies.
After the war there will be so many sick people, mutilated...
The girl who was mutilated, Sasha...
Mutilated corpses with the chance of afternoon shows.
Corporal Collins' body was mutilated just like his victims.
These animals weren't mutilated by a rabid bear.
The fascists had mutilated and shot down their relatives - driver Dolbilov and his nephew Kryukov.

Alternatives:

have been mutilated
were mutilated
have become mutilated
have gotten mutilated
have ended up mutilated

Mutilate

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English as a verb to indicate the action of causing severe damage or injury to something or someone.

This verb is used to describe the act of severely damaging or injuring something or someone. It is an active voice verb that indicates the action of causing harm.