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   brutalize

   /ˈbruːtəlʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) cruel, violent, or insensitive to the pain of others by repeated exposure to violence: "he had been brutalized in prison and become cynical" Similar desensitizedehumanizehardentoughencase-hardeninuremake unfeelingmake callousdegrade
   • ▪ treat (someone) in a savage and violent way: "they brutalize and torture persons in their custody" Similar attackabuseassaultbeatthrashthumppummelpoundbatter

   Derivatives

   • 1. brutalization noun

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