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brutalized — adjective Thesaurus: injured, wounded or hurtsynonym Main entry: brutalize … Useful english dictionary
Brutalized — Brutalize Bru tal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brutalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brutalizing}.] [Cf. F. brutaliser.] To make brutal; beasty; unfeeling; or inhuman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brutalized — brutalize (Amer.) bru·tal·ize || bruËtÉ™laɪz v. cause to become cruel or inhuman; become brutal; dehumanize; behave cruelly; mistreat (also brutalise) … English contemporary dictionary
brutalized — See: brutalize … English dictionary
brutalize — [[t]bru͟ːtəlaɪz[/t]] brutalizes, brutalizing, brutalized (in BRIT, also use brutalise) 1) VERB If an unpleasant experience brutalizes someone, it makes them cruel or violent. [V n] The occupation brutalized many French men and women... [V ed] He… … English dictionary
brutalize — UK [ˈbruːtəlaɪz] / US [ˈbrut(ə)lˌaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms brutalize : present tense I/you/we/they brutalize he/she/it brutalizes present participle brutalizing past tense brutalized past participle brutalized 1) to make someone lose… … English dictionary
Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed … Universalium
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: The Trial of O. J. Simpson (1995) — ▪ Primary Source Race was a central theme in two of the most publicized events of 1995: the trial of O. J. Simpson and the Million Man March. Simpson, a legendary former National Football League running back, was accused of murdering his ex … Universalium
brutalize — bru|tal|ize also brutalise BrE [ˈbru:təl aız] v [T usually passive] 1.) to affect someone so badly that they lose their normal human feelings ▪ He was brutalized by his experiences in jail. 2.) to treat someone in a cruel or violent way ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
brutalize — also ise BrE verb (transitive usually passive) 1 to affect someone so badly that they lose their normal human feelings: brutalized by their experiences in jail 2 to treat someone in a cruel or violent way: systematically abused and brutalized… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
