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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

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   • 1. brutalization noun

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   What does brutalize mean?

   • The police in that country routinely brutalize prisoners. As a society we brutalize ourselves when we hurt our own members. What is the pronunciation of brutalize? 殘忍對待… 残忍对待… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! BRUTALIZE definition: 1. to treat someone in a cruel and violent way: 2. to treat someone in a cruel and violent way….

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   What does it mean to be “brutal”?

   • Adding the word “brutal” simply means that one is not withholding the truth or being sensitive or cautious when making a statement. One is telling the complete truth to someone else, even at the risk of upsetting that person. Someone asks me what I think of her management skills at work. My sensitive answer might be: “You are pretty good.

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   Was a young man brutalized by the experience of war?

   • a young man brutalized by the experience of war The prisoners claimed to have been brutalized by their captors.

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   What is a word for a violent person?

   • 1. dehumanize, corrupt, harden, degrade, toughen, desensitize, bestialize He was selfish, guarded, brutalized by his Civil War experiences. 2. terrorize, browbeat, vandalize, barbarize, threaten, bully, menace, intimidate, oppress The policemen brutalized him and concocted his confessions.

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   Brutalize means to treat someone in a cruel and violent way. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms and translations.

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     BRUTALIZE meaning: 1. to treat someone in a cruel and...

   • Znaczenie Brutalize, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     BRUTALIZE definicja: 1. to treat someone in a cruel and...

   • Brutalize in Simplified Chinese

     BRUTALIZE translate: 残忍对待. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     BRUTALIZE translate: 殘忍對待. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     BRUTALISM definition: 1. a building style in which buildings...

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   Brutalize means to make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman, or to treat brutally. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of brutalize.

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   Brutalize definition: to make brutal. . See examples of BRUTALIZE used in a sentence.

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   Brutalize means to treat somebody in a cruel or violent way, or to make somebody unable to feel normal human emotions. Learn how to use this verb with pictures, pronunciation, grammar and synonyms.

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   Definitions of brutalize. verb. treat brutally. synonyms: brutalise. see more. verb. make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman. “Life in the camps had brutalized him”. synonyms: animalise, animalize, brutalise.

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   Brutalize means to make or become brutal, or to treat someone cruelly or harshly. Find the origin, usage, and translations of this verb, as well as related words and expressions, on The Free Dictionary website.

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   Brutalize means to make or become cruel or violent, or to treat someone in a cruel or violent way. Learn the word frequency, pronunciation, grammar, and usage of brutalize with Collins English Dictionary.