imbrute

or em·brute

[ im-broot ]
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verb (used with or without object),im·brut·ed, im·brut·ing.
  1. to degrade or sink to the level of a brute.

Origin of imbrute

1
First recorded in 1625–35; im-1 + brute1

Other words from imbrute

  • im·brute·ment, em·brute·ment, noun

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