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brutalize

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bru⋅tal⋅ize

  [broot-l-ahyz]
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–verb (used with object) -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to make brutal.
2. to treat (someone) with brutality.
Also, especially British, bru⋅tal⋅ise.

Origin:
1695–1705; brutal + -ize

Related forms:
bru⋅tal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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bru·tal·ize   (brōōt'l-īz')   
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.

bru'tal·i·za'tion (-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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