verb/ɛs.kɛ̃.te/
to damage, ruin, or wear out, especially through use or misuse
“Ce livre est entièrement esquinté par manque de soin.” — This book is all beat up from carelessness.
From Occitan esquintar, from Old Occitan esquintar, probably from Vulgar Latin *exquintare (“divide into five”), from Latin ex- + quintus.