| VERB | social | brutalise, brutalize | treat brutally |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | brutalise, brutalize, animalize, animalise | make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman | |
| change | brutalise, brutalize, animalize, animalise | become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling |
| Meaning | treat brutally. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | brutalize | |
| Broader | treat, handle, do by | interact in a certain way |
| Spanish | brutalizar | |
| Nouns | brutalisation | the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously |
| brutalisation | the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner | |
| Meaning | make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | brutalize, animalize, animalise | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | brutalizar | |
| Nouns | brutalisation | an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities |
| Meaning | Become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | brutalize, animalize, animalise | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Nouns | brutalisation | an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities |
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