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brutalize

3 syllables
verb
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As a verb, brutalize means treat brutally.

Meanings of brutalize

3 meanings

verb

  1. Treat brutally

    Similar: brutalise

  2. Make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman

    “Life in the camps had brutalized him”

    Similar: brutalise, animalize, animalise

  3. Become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling

    Similar: brutalise, animalize, animalise

Alternative spelling of brutalise

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: treat brutally
brutalise
verb: make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
brutaliseanimalizeanimalise
verb: become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
brutaliseanimalizeanimalise

Words that rhyme with brutalize

utilize

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