Definition of brutalize Brutalize
/bɹuˈtʌlajˌz/ - [brutulayz] - bru•tal•ize
We found 10 definitions of brutalize from 5 different sources.
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British English
brutalise - /bɹˈuːtəlˌaɪz/
American English
brutalize - /bɹuˈtʌlajˌz/
What does brutalize mean?
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| brutalize - treat brutally | ||
| brutalise | ||
| do by, handle, treat touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise" | ||
| brutalize - become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling | ||
| brutalise, animalize, animalise | ||
| change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | ||
| brutalize - make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" | ||
| brutalise, animalize, animalise | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
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- brutalize (Verb)
Alternative spelling of brutalise.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- brutalize (v. t.)
To make brutal; beasty; unfeeling; or inhuman. - brutalize (v. i.)
To become brutal, inhuman, barbarous, or coarse and beasty.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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brutalize
To treat brutally. -
brutalize
To make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman. -
brutalize
To become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling.
Part of speech
🔤- brutalize, verb, present, 1st person singular of brutalize (infinitive).
- brutalize, verb (infinitive).
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