BRUTALIZE


Meaning of BRUTALIZE in English

bru ‧ tal ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also brutalise British English ) /ˈbruːt ə l-aɪz/ verb [transitive 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:

Demonstrators claimed they had been brutalized by police officers.

—brutalization /ˌbruːtl-aɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -tl-ə-/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.