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单词 brutify
释义

brutifyv.

/ˈbruːtɪfʌɪ/
Etymology: < Latin bruti- (combining form) brute adj. and n.1 + -fy suffix.
1.
a. transitive. To render brute-like; to brutalize.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > degrade or impair morally [verb (transitive)] > deprive of human qualities > brutalize
bestialize1610
unman1626
bestiate1628
embrutish1639
imbrutish1639
bebeast1640
imbrute1640
beast1646
brutify1668
brutalizea1704
embrutalize1876
1668 J. Howe Blessednesse of Righteous xviii. 337 Religion doth not brutify men.
1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. ii. v. §2 Hopeless slavery effectually brutifies the intellect.
b. absol.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degenerate [verb (intransitive)] > become like a brute
brutize1607
imbrute1637
brutalize1716
brutify1819
1819 Scotsman 9 Jan. 14/3 Their tendency..is to debase and brutify.
1848 A. Jameson Sacred & Legendary Art I. 68 Sin..degrades and brutifies.
2. intransitive. To become brute-like.
ΚΠ
1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 19 Man unwatched by man brutified for very want of observance.

Derivatives

ˈbrutifying n. and adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [adjective] > making
brutalizing1803
bestializing1813
brutifying1816
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > ill-treatment > cruelty > [adjective] > inhumanly > rendering
abrutalizing1795
brutalizing1803
brutifying1816
1816 J. Scott Paris Revisited iv. 56 Measures that were both savage and brutifying.
1831 E. E. Crowe Hist. France III. ix. 275 A course of brutifying study.
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