From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1:
butcher sth. /bˈʊtʃəɹ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
[coll.] etw. entstellen, verunstalten, verunzieren [geh.] , verhunzen [ugs.] , verschandeln <v, trans> [ugs.]
Synonyms: blight sth., mar sth., mangle sth., spoil sth., defile sth., murder sth.
see: blighting, maring, mangling, spoiling, defiling, murdering, butchering, blighted, marred, mangled, spoiled / spoilt, defiled, murdered, butchered