brutalize
(verb)
verb
1. treat brutally
Similar word(s): brutalise
Definition categories: social, handle, treat
2. make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
- Life in the camps had brutalized him
Similar word(s): animalise, animalize, brutalise
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
3. become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
Similar word(s): animalise, animalize, brutalise
Definition categories: change