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brutalizeverb to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human beingeven three years in a prison camp did not brutalize him animalize, bestialize, dehumanize abase, corrupt, debauch, degrade, demean, deprave, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, warpcontaminate, pollute, taintdisgrace, humble, humiliate dignify, exalt, honoramend, improvecleanse, purify, restorerespectelevate, ennoble, uplift to inflict physical or emotional harm uponRed Cross workers reported that prisoners had been brutalized abuse, bully, ill-treat, ill-use, kick around, maltreat, manhandle, mess over(slang), mishandle, mistreat, misuse molest, outrage, violateharass, harm, hurt, injure, oppress, persecute, torment, tortureburn, sandbag, victimize, wrongbeat (up), mess (up), rough (up), work (over) take apart care (for), cherish, foster, nurturebaby, cater (to), coddle, favor, gratify, humor, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil ca. 1704 |