v.
Pronunciation: ' bär-b ə - ˌ r ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -rized ; -riz · ing
Date: 1602
transitive verb : to make barbarian or barbarous
intransitive verb : to become barbarous
– bar · ba · ri · za · tion \ ˌ bär-b ə -r ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun