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单词 brutalize
释义 bru·tal·ize
\ˈbrüd.əlˌīz, -ütəl-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: brutal + -ize
1.
 a. : to make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
  < perhaps … we shall brutalize ourselves sufficiently to make regret impossible — E.W.Griffiths >
 b. : to alter (as by distorting) so as to lessen or destroy the essential or aesthetic value of
 c. : to make less sensitive or humane
  < the experience of war brutalized him somewhat >
  < in his lower moments brutalizing … noble legends into farce — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
2. : to treat brutally
 < man brutalizing man on the indifferent earth — I.L.Salomon >
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