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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 | ||
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