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  • Barbarize — Bar ba*rize, v. t. [Cf. F. barbariser, LL. barbarizare.] To make barbarous. [1913 Webster] The hideous changes which have barbarized France. Burke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Barbarize — Bar ba*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Barbarized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Barbarizing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To become barbarous. [1913 Webster] The Roman empire was barbarizing rapidly from the time of Trajan. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. To adopt a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • barbarize — (Amer.) bar·ba·rize || bɑːbÉ™raɪz v. make barbarous, vulgarize, make uncivilized, become uncivilized; make cruel, become cruel (also barbarise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • barbarize — [bär′bə rīz΄] vt. barbarized, barbarizing [ML barbarizare < Gr barbarizein, to behave like a barbarian] to make barbarous; coarsen, brutalize, etc. vi. to become barbarous barbarization n …   English World dictionary

  • barbarize — verb ( rized; rizing) Date: 1602 transitive verb to make barbarian or barbarous intransitive verb to become barbarous • barbarization noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • barbarize — barbarization, n. /bahr beuh ruyz /, v., barbarized, barbarizing. v.t. 1. to make barbarous; brutalize; corrupt: foreign influences barbarizing the Latin language. v.i. 2. to become barbarous; lapse into barbarism. 3. to use barbarisms in… …   Universalium

  • barbarize — verb to cause to become savage or uncultured …   Wiktionary

  • barbarize — bar·ba·rize …   English syllables

  • barbarize — bar•ba•rize [[t]ˈbɑr bəˌraɪz[/t]] v. rized, riz•ing 1) to make barbarous 2) to become barbarous • Etymology: 1635–45 bar ba•ri•za′ newlij;tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • barbarize — v.tr. & intr. (also ise) make or become barbarous. Derivatives: barbarization n …   Useful english dictionary

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