( BrE also bru·tal·ise ) / ˈbruːtəlaɪz; NAmE / verb [ vn ]
1.
[ usually passive ] to make sb unable to feel normal human emotions such as pity :
soldiers brutalized by war
2.
to treat sb in a cruel or violent way
( BrE also bru·tal·ise ) / ˈbruːtəlaɪz; NAmE / verb [ vn ]
1.
[ usually passive ] to make sb unable to feel normal human emotions such as pity :
soldiers brutalized by war
2.
to treat sb in a cruel or violent way
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005