brutalize

[ broot-l-ahyz ]

/ ˈbrut lˌaɪz /

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verb (used with object), bru·tal·ized, bru·tal·iz·ing.

to make brutal.

to treat (someone) with brutality.

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Also especially British, bru·tal·ise .

Origin of brutalize

First recorded in 1695–1705; brutal + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM brutalize

bru·tal·i·za·tion, nouno·ver·bru·tal·i·za·tion, nouno·ver·bru·tal·ize, verb (used with object), o·ver·bru·tal·ized, o·ver·bru·tal·iz·ing.un·bru·tal·ize, verb (used with object), un·bru·tal·ized, un·bru·tal·iz·ing.

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How to use brutalize in a sentence

I grew impressed with Gray’s ability to stay in character regardless of how often her situation brutalized her face.
To detox from the news, I binge-watched ‘Dallas.’ It was more than just fun.|Sibbie O'Sullivan|January 20, 2021|Washington Post
The increasing demoralization and brutalization of the young that is being discussed so much, is partly due to these conditions.
Woman and Socialism|August Bebel
The very existence of slavery requires and demands the brutalization of the governing power that upholds it.
Continental Monthly, Vol. II. July, 1862. No. 1.|Various
Brutalization or divinization is fate of three men in us, vi.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4|Plotinos (Plotinus)

Divinization of brutalization, is fate of three men in us, vi.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4|Plotinos (Plotinus)
Brutalization of the Malayan Filipino has been demonstrated to be impossible.
The Philippines A Century Hence|Jose Rizal

British Dictionary definitions for brutalize

brutalize

brutalise

/ (ˈbruːtəˌlaɪz) /

verb

to make or become brutal

(tr) to treat brutally

Derived forms of brutalize

brutalization or brutalisation, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for brutalize

brutalise

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