brutalize
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bru·tal·ize
(bro͞ot′l-īz′)tr.v.bru·tal·ized,bru·tal·iz·ing,bru·tal·iz·es
1. To make cruel, harsh, or unfeeling.
2. To treat cruelly or harshly.
bru′tal·i·za′tion(-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
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brutalize
(ˈbruːtəˌlaɪz)orbrutalise
vb
1.to make or become brutal
2. (tr) to treat brutally
ˌbrutaliˈzation,ˌbrutaliˈsationn
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bru•tal•ize
(ˈbrut lˌaɪz)v.t.-ized, -iz•ing.
1. to make brutal.
2. to treat (someone) with brutality.
[1695–1705]
bru`tal•i•za′tion,n.
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brutalize
Past participle:brutalized
Gerund:brutalizing
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I brutalize |
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we brutalize |
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I brutalized |
you brutalized |
he/she/it brutalized |
we brutalized |
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I am brutalizing |
you are brutalizing |
he/she/it is brutalizing |
we are brutalizing |
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I have brutalized |
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I was brutalizing |
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we were brutalizing |
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I will brutalize |
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I will have brutalized |
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I will be brutalizing |
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I have been brutalizing |
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I had been brutalizing |
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we had been brutalizing |
you had been brutalizing |
they had been brutalizing |
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I would brutalize |
you would brutalize |
he/she/it would brutalize |
we would brutalize |
you would brutalize |
they would brutalize |
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I would have brutalized |
you would have brutalized |
he/she/it would have brutalized |
we would have brutalized |
you would have brutalized |
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Verb | 1. | brutalize - treat brutally |
2. | brutalize - make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" | |
3. | brutalize - become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
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brutalize
verb
1.dehumanize,corrupt,harden,degrade,toughen,desensitize,bestializeHe was selfish, guarded, brutalized by his Civil War experiences.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
brutalize
verbTo ruin utterly in character or quality:
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Translations
brutalisere
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brutalize
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"Through its illicit oil operations and trafficking in looted archaeological material from Syria and Iraq, ISIL has generated millions of dollars in hard currency, enabling it tobrutalize and oppress innocent civilians," affirmed a State Department statement.
"Sir, there is no place in this city, there is no place in this country and indeed there is no place in this world for those who enslave others, those who sexually assault others and those whobrutalize others," Russo said.
As they prepare tobrutalize each other with staple guns and barbwire, Necro lets The Ram know that he's basically cool with whatever, just as long he doesn't have to do much running or anything.
And no matter what predator/prey relationships exist that fit with Mother Nature's plans, the ones we direct--from "factory" farming systems thatbrutalize cows, pigs and chickens while seriously polluting the environment, to laboratory work that grinds up species in the name of new shades of toxic eye shadow--are driven entirely by greed, not need.
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