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