brutalize

bru·tal·ize  (brtl-z)

tr.v. bru·tal·ized, bru·tal·iz·ing, bru·tal·iz·es

1. To make cruel, harsh, or unfeeling.

2. To treat cruelly or harshly.

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brutal·i·zation (--zshn) n.

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brutalize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised

1. to make or become brutal

2. to treat (someone) brutally

brutalization
-isation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	brutalize - treat brutally brutalise do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
	2.	brutalize - make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" animalise, animalize, brutalise alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	3.	brutalize - become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling animalise, animalize, brutalise change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

Translations

brutalize [ˈbruːtəlaɪz] vt (= harden) → embrutecer (= ill-treat); tratar brutalmente a

brutalize [ˈbruːtəlaɪz] vt (= harden) → rendre brutal(e) (= ill-treat); brutaliser

brutalize [ˈbruːtəlaɪz] vt → brutalisieren (= ill-treat); brutal behandeln

brutalize [ˈbruːtəlaɪz] vt (= harden) → abbrutire (= ill-treat); brutalizzare