brutalize

tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

1. To make cruel, harsh, or unfeeling.
2. To treat cruelly or harshly.

brutalization bru'tal·i·za'tion (-ĭ-zā'shən) n.

verb

To ruin utterly in character or quality: animalize, bastardize, bestialize, canker, corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, stain, vitiate, warp. See clean/dirty, help/harm/harmless.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: treat brutally
  Synonym: brutalise

Meaning #2: make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
  Synonyms: brutalise, animalize, animalise

Meaning #3: become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
  Synonyms: brutalise, animalize, animalise

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - brutalisere, behandle brutalt

Nederlands (Dutch)
wreed mishandelen, wreed doen worden, verharden

Français (French)
v. tr. - rendre brutal, brutaliser

Deutsch (German)
v. - brutalisieren, brutal behandeln, zum Tier werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκτηνώνω, κακοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
brutalizzare, indurire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - brutalizar, tratar brutalmente

Русский (Russian)
жестоко обращаться, ожесточать, огрублять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - tratar brutalmente, brutalizar, insensibilizar, insensibilizarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förråa, göra brutal

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使像野兽般残忍, 残酷地对待

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使像野獸般殘忍, 殘酷地對待

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 짐승처럼 만들다, ~에게 잔인한 짓을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 獣的にする, 残忍な仕打ちをする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) جردته ( الحرب) من انسانيته, جعلته متوحشا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפך לאכזר, ביהם‬

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