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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He was physically and mentally brutalized by a sociopathic father.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Those who have been brutalized shall brutalize others in turn.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
On the page, Serafina is an archetypical Williams heroine — a woman who feels the world too deeply and is therefore brutalized by its harsh truths and petty cruelties (e.g. Maggie the Cat, Blanche DuBois, Amanda Wingfield).
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The Fed’s aggressive rate hikes brutalized any poor soul lugging a big balance.
—Nerdwallet, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2025
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Those who have been brutalized shall brutalize others in turn.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
On the page, Serafina is an archetypical Williams heroine — a woman who feels the world too deeply and is therefore brutalized by its harsh truths and petty cruelties (e.g. Maggie the Cat, Blanche DuBois, Amanda Wingfield).
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The Fed’s aggressive rate hikes brutalized any poor soul lugging a big balance.
—Nerdwallet, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brutalize
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“Brutalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brutalize. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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