brutalize
[broot-l-ahyz]
verb (used with object), bru·tal·ized, bru·tal·iz·ing.
Also especially British, bru·tal·ise.
Origin of brutalize
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Related Words for brutalize
dehumanize, demoralize, torment, maltreat, mistreat, pervert, debase, debauch, warp, harden, vitiate, deprave, animalize, coarsen, harm, hurt, ill-treatExamples from the Web for brutalize
Contemporary Examples of brutalize
I heard that your fight back caused them to get more violent and brutalize you further.
They run the economy, own major industries, and brutalize their foes—and Khamenei almost never contradicts them.
Historical Examples of brutalize
It did not brutalize any who were not very ready for such a process.
A Jewish Chaplain in FranceLee J. Levinger
It is impossible to brutalize the inhabitants of the Philippines!
The Philippines A Century HenceJose Rizal
Thank God that no attempt has ever been made to brutalize the troops of the Allies.
Private PeatHarold R. Peat
"Useful to brutalize a lot of brave souls who merely sought—" he broke off with a new sense of outrage.
The Wrong TwinHarry Leon Wilson
Every effort was made to brutalize a man, and then he was blamed for not being a St. Bernard.
A Social History of The American NegroBenjamin Brawley
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