BRUTALIZE


Meaning of BRUTALIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbrü-t ə l-ˌīz ]

transitive verb

( -ized ; -iz·ing )

Date: circa 1704

1. : to make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman

temperaments brutalized by poverty and disease

2. : to treat brutally

an accord not to brutalize prisoners of war

• bru·tal·i·za·tion ˌbrü-t ə l-ə-ˈzā-shən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.