English verb: brutalise | |||
1. | brutalise (social) treat brutally | ||
Synonyms | brutalize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do by, handle, treat | ||
2. | brutalise (change) make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman | ||
Samples | Life in the camps had brutalized him. | ||
Synonyms | animalise, animalize, brutalize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
3. | brutalise (change) become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling | ||
Synonyms | animalise, animalize, brutalize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||