brutalise

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Verb

brutalise (brutalises, present participle brutalising; past and past participle brutalised)

1. (transitive) To inflict brutal violence on.
2. (transitive) To make brutal, cruel or harsh.
3. (intransitive, dated) To live or behave like a brute.

Related terms

• brutalisation, brutalization

Translations

• French: brutaliser

Translations

• French: abrutir
• German: brutalisieren
• Italian: abbrutire

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