barbarize
verb (used with object), bar·ba·rized, bar·ba·riz·ing.
verb (used without object), bar·ba·rized, bar·ba·riz·ing.
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Origin of barbarize
OTHER WORDS FROM barbarize
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.Words nearby barbarize
Example sentences from the Web for barbarize
If 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 CoxIn 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. RichardsonHe never had a family to de-barbarize, even though he did write very pretty books about 93 the subject.
The Prairie Mother|Arthur Stringer
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