embrittle (redirected from embrittlement)

em·brit·tle  (m-brtl)

tr. & intr.v. em·brit·tled, em·brit·tling, em·brit·tles

To make or become brittle.

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em·brittle·ment n.

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Verb

1.

embrittle - make brittle 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" devitrify - make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque