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brutalize
bru·tal·ize B0517600 (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.brutalize (ˈbruːtəˌlaɪz) or brutalisevb1. to make or become brutal2. (tr) to treat brutally ˌbrutaliˈzation, ˌbrutaliˈsation nbru•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. brutalize Past participle: brutalized Gerund: brutalizing
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brutalize | brutalize |
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I brutalize | you brutalize | he/she/it brutalizes | we brutalize | you brutalize | they brutalize |
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I brutalized | you brutalized | he/she/it brutalized | we brutalized | you brutalized | they brutalized |
Present Continuous |
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I am brutalizing | you are brutalizing | he/she/it is brutalizing | we are brutalizing | you are brutalizing | they are brutalizing |
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I have brutalized | you have brutalized | he/she/it has brutalized | we have brutalized | you have brutalized | they have brutalized |
Past Continuous |
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I was brutalizing | you were brutalizing | he/she/it was brutalizing | we were brutalizing | you were brutalizing | they were brutalizing |
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I had brutalized | you had brutalized | he/she/it had brutalized | we had brutalized | you had brutalized | they had brutalized |
Future |
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I will brutalize | you will brutalize | he/she/it will brutalize | we will brutalize | you will brutalize | they will brutalize |
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I will have brutalized | you will have brutalized | he/she/it will have brutalized | we will have brutalized | you will have brutalized | they will have brutalized |
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I will be brutalizing | you will be brutalizing | he/she/it will be brutalizing | we will be brutalizing | you will be brutalizing | they will be brutalizing |
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I have been brutalizing | you have been brutalizing | he/she/it has been brutalizing | we have been brutalizing | you have been brutalizing | they have been brutalizing |
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I will have been brutalizing | you will have been brutalizing | he/she/it will have been brutalizing | we will have been brutalizing | you will have been brutalizing | they will have been brutalizing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been brutalizing | you had been brutalizing | he/she/it had been brutalizing | 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 | they would have brutalized | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | brutalize - treat brutallybrutalisedo by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" | | 2. | brutalize - make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him"animalise, animalize, brutalisealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 3. | brutalize - become brutal or insensitive and unfeelinganimalise, animalize, brutalisechange - 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" |
brutalizeverb1. dehumanize, corrupt, harden, degrade, toughen, desensitize, bestialize He was selfish, guarded, brutalized by his Civil War experiences.2. terrorize, browbeat, vandalize, barbarize, threaten, bully, menace, intimidate, oppress The policemen brutalized him and concocted his confessions.brutalizeverbTo ruin utterly in character or quality:animalize, bastardize, bestialize, canker, corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, stain, vitiate, warp.Translationsbrutalize
Synonyms for brutalizeverb dehumanizeSynonyms- dehumanize
- corrupt
- harden
- degrade
- toughen
- desensitize
- bestialize
verb terrorizeSynonyms- terrorize
- browbeat
- vandalize
- barbarize
- threaten
- bully
- menace
- intimidate
- oppress
Synonyms for brutalizeverb to ruin utterly in character or qualitySynonyms- animalize
- bastardize
- bestialize
- canker
- corrupt
- debase
- debauch
- demoralize
- deprave
- pervert
- stain
- vitiate
- warp
Synonyms for brutalizeverb treat brutallySynonymsRelated Wordsverb make brutal, unfeeling, or inhumanSynonyms- animalise
- animalize
- brutalise
Related Wordsverb become brutal or insensitive and unfeelingSynonyms- animalise
- animalize
- brutalise
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