brutalize
verb
bru·tal·ize
ˈbrü-tᵊl-ˌīz 
brutalized; brutalizing
1
: to make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
temperaments brutalized by poverty and disease
2
: to treat brutally
an accord not to brutalize prisoners of war
Examples of brutalize in a Sentence
a young man brutalized by the experience of war
The prisoners claimed to have been brutalized by their captors.
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Black women were among the organizers of the Alabama march in 1965 from Selma to Montgomery that preceded the federal legislation — and were among the marchers brutalized on the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
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Kenya Hunter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
The Ramsey family have been so brutalized for close to 30 years.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 24 Nov. 2024
But the biggest question is why this community was brutalized in the first place.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Under Osborne and Devaney, the ’Husker offensive line battered, brutalized and bludgeoned opponents into submission.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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Kenya Hunter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
The Ramsey family have been so brutalized for close to 30 years.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 24 Nov. 2024
But the biggest question is why this community was brutalized in the first place.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Under Osborne and Devaney, the ’Husker offensive line battered, brutalized and bludgeoned opponents into submission.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Brutalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brutalize. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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