barbarize
[ bahr-buh-rahyz ]
/ ˈbɑr bəˌraɪz /
verb (used with object), bar·ba·rized, bar·ba·riz·ing.
to make barbarous; brutalize; corrupt: foreign influences barbarizing the Latin language.
verb (used without object), bar·ba·rized, bar·ba·riz·ing.
to become barbarous; lapse into barbarism.
to use barbarisms in speaking or writing.
Nearby words
barbarian, barbarianize, barbaric, barbarism, barbarity, barbarize, barbarossa, barbarossa i, barbarossa ii, barbarous, barbary
Also especially British, bar·ba·rise.
Origin of barbarize
1635–45; partly < Greek barbarízein, equivalent to bárbar(os) barbarian + -izein -ize; partly barbar(ous) + -ize
Related forms
bar·ba·ri·za·tion, nounde·bar·ba·rize, verb (used with object), de·bar·ba·rized, de·bar·ba·riz·ing.un·bar·ba·rize, verb (used with object), un·bar·ba·rized, un·bar·ba·riz·ing.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for barbarize
In this age, poverty tends to barbarize men; it shuts them out from the educational influences of our times.
Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 1 (of 3)|Theodore ParkerThis might tend to barbarize, demoralize, and exasperate the whole mass and produce most deplorable consequences.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|James D. RichardsonIf the most effectual method of degrading woman be to barbarize man, the certain means of dignifying her is to christianize him.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II|Francis Augustus Cox
British Dictionary definitions for barbarize
barbarize
barbarise
/ (ˈbɑːbəˌraɪz) /
verb
to make or become barbarous
to use barbarisms in (language)
Derived Forms
barbarization or barbarisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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