brutalise
- a variation of brutalize.
Example Sentences
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Others might brutalise or neglect the native speech, that true "open field" for charm and sway over men.
From Marius the Epicurean — Volume 1 by Pater, Walter
I want to apply discipline to the brutal, not to brutalise the sensitive.
From Father Payne by Benson, Arthur Christopher
God forbid, thought I, that I should brutalise this innocent creature; let her go at her own pace, and let me patiently follow.
From Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes by Stevenson, Robert Louis
The penal code was perfected into a system accurately described by Burke as most perfectly fitted to degrade and brutalise the human spirit.
From The New Irish Constitution by Morgan, J. H.
Women may avoid it because they know they are unable to sustain it, because they know it does brutalise them.
From The Hearts of Men by Fielding, H. (Harold)
