brutalize

Verb
Synonyms: brutaliseanimalizeanimalise

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

  1. treat brutallySynonyms: brutalise
  2. make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman“Life in the camps had brutalized him”Synonyms: brutaliseanimalizeanimalise
  3. become brutal or insensitive and unfeelingSynonyms: brutaliseanimalizeanimalise
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Brutalize \Bru"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brutalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Brutalizing.] [Cf. F. brutaliser.] To make brutal; beasty; unfeeling; or inhuman. [1913 Webster]
Brutalize \Bru"tal*ize\, v. i. To become brutal, inhuman, barbarous, or coarse and beasty. [R.] [1913 Webster]

He mixed . . . with his countrymen, brutalized with them in their habits and manners. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

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