brutalize Synonyms

brutalize Meaning

Wordnet

brutalize (v)

treat brutally

make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman

become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling

Webster

brutalize (v. t.)

To make brutal; beasty; unfeeling; or inhuman.

Webster

brutalize (v. i.)

To become brutal, inhuman, barbarous, or coarse and beasty.

FAQs About the word brutalize

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The dictator's regime sought to brutalize its citizens into submission through fear and violence.

The victim recounted how the assailants attempted to brutalize him in the alley.

Some argue that exposure to violent video games can desensitize individuals and even brutalize them.

The abuse she endured as a child left her emotionally scarred and brutalized.