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.

Nearby words

brut, brutal, brutalise, brutalism, brutality, brutalize, brutally, brute, brute force, brute-force attack, brutely

Also especially British, bru·tal·ise.

Origin of brutalize

First recorded in 1695–1705; brutal + -ize

Related formsbru·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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Examples from the Web for brutalize

I heard that your fight back caused them to get more violent and brutalize you further.
To the Woman Warrior I Didn't Know|Monsoon Bissell|January 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They run the economy, own major industries, and brutalize their foes—and Khamenei almost never contradicts them.
The Thugs Who Lead Iran's Supreme Leader|Gary Sick|June 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
They corrupt the warmest heart, chill the most ardent ambishun, wither the brightest hopes, and brutalize the tenderest pashions.
The Complete Works of Josh Billings|Henry W. Shaw
Let them brutalize true internationalists, the real representatives of the revolutionary proletariat.
A Letter to American Workingmen|N. Lenin

I felt ashamed to think that habit should so brutalize a people of my own race and blood.
Crusoe's Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk|John Ross Browne
We cannot degrade or brutalize our fellow-men, without degrading or brutalizing ourselves.
Slavery and the Constitution|William Ingersoll Bowditch
Oh, why, why had she leagued herself to this evil system where she must brutalize herself to live?
The Rainbow|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for brutalize

brutalize

brutalise

/ (ˈbruːtəˌlaɪz) /

verb

to make or become brutal

(tr) to treat brutally

Derived Formsbrutalization or brutalisation, noun

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brutalize

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

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Examples from the Web for brutalize

British Dictionary definitions for brutalize

brutalize

brutalise

verb