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, brutalise [ˈbruːtəˌlaɪz]

vb

1. to make or become brutal

2. (tr) to treat brutally

brutalization , brutalisation 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"

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brutalize

verb

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.

Translations

brutalize [ˈbruːtəlaɪz] VT → brutalizar

brutalize [ˈbruːtəlaɪz] brutalise (British) vt

(= harden) → rendre brutal(e)

(= ill-treat) → brutaliser

brutalize

vt → brutalisieren, verrohen lassen

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