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brute

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[ broot ]
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verb (used with object), brut·ed, brut·ing.

to shape (a diamond) by rubbing with another diamond or a diamond chip.

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Nearby words

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Origin of brute

2
back formation from bruting a rough hewing (of a diamond), partial translation of French brutage literally, a roughing, equivalent to brut rough, raw (see brute1) + -age -age
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British Dictionary definitions for bruting

brute

/ (bruːt) /

noun

  1. any animal except man; beast; lower animal
  2. (as modifier)brute nature
a brutal person

adjective (prenominal)

wholly instinctive or physical (esp in the phrases brute strength, brute force)
without reason or intelligence
coarse and grossly sensual

Word Origin for brute

C15: from Latin brūtus heavy, irrational; related to gravis heavy
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