brutalize

  • 11brutalize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See deterioration. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To ruin utterly in character or quality: animalize, bastardize, bestialize, canker, corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, stain,… …

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  • 12brutalize — bru|tal|ize also brutalise BrE [ˈbru:təl aız] v [T usually passive] 1.) to affect someone so badly that they lose their normal human feelings ▪ He was brutalized by his experiences in jail. 2.) to treat someone in a cruel or violent way ▪… …

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  • 13brutalize — bru|tal|ize [ brutl,aız ] verb transitive 1. ) to make someone lose their ability to experience normal feelings, by treating them in a cruel and violent way: She was brutalized by years of abuse. 2. ) to do very cruel and painful things to… …

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  • 14brutalize — [[t]bru͟ːtəlaɪz[/t]] brutalizes, brutalizing, brutalized (in BRIT, also use brutalise) 1) VERB If an unpleasant experience brutalizes someone, it makes them cruel or violent. [V n] The occupation brutalized many French men and women... [V ed] He… …

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  • 15brutalize — or brutalise verb 1》 make brutal by repeated exposure to violence. 2》 treat brutally. Derivatives brutalization noun …

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  • 16brutalize — also ise BrE verb (transitive usually passive) 1 to affect someone so badly that they lose their normal human feelings: brutalized by their experiences in jail 2 to treat someone in a cruel or violent way: systematically abused and brutalized… …

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  • 17brutalize — bru·tal·ize …

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  • 18brutalize — bru•tal•ize [[t]ˈbrut lˌaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) to make brutal 2) to treat (someone) with brutality • Etymology: 1695–1705 bru tal•i•za′tion, n …

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  • 19brutalize — v.tr. (also ise) 1 make brutal. 2 treat brutally. Derivatives: brutalization n …

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  • 20Terrorize Brutalize Sodomize — Infobox Album | Name = Terrorize Brutalize Sodomize Type = Album Artist = Vomitory Released = April 20, 2007 (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) April 23, 2007 (Rest of Europe) May 1, 2007 (North America) Recorded = 2006 Genre = Death metal Length …

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