barbarise

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A form of barbarize — To cause to become savage or uncultured.

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Scrabble 13

Meanings

verbbarbarise (third-person singular simple present barbarises, present participle barbarising, simple past and past participle barbarised)

present singular third person barbarises · participle present barbarising · participle past barbarised · past barbarised

  1. alternativeAlternative form of barbarize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language

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Broader

verbmake crude or savage in behavior or speech

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

barbarise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbarise

MLA

“barbarise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbarise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barbarise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbarise.

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