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brutalizebrutalize /ˈbrut̮lˌaɪz/ verb [transitive usually passive] VERB TABLEbrutalize |
Present | I, you, we, they | brutalize | | he, she, it | brutalizes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | brutalized | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have brutalized | | he, she, it | has brutalized | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had brutalized | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will brutalize | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have brutalized |
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Present | I | am brutalizing | | he, she, it | is brutalizing | | you, we, they | are brutalizing | Past | I, he, she, it | was brutalizing | | you, we, they | were brutalizing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been brutalizing | | he, she, it | has been brutalizing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been brutalizing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be brutalizing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been brutalizing |
1to treat someone in a cruel or violent way: Many prisoners were brutalized by the guards.2to affect someone so badly that he or she becomes cruel and violent: Young men are often brutalized by their experiences in jail.—brutalization /ˌbrut̮l-əˈzeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |