brutify

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/ˈbɹuːtɪfaɪ/

verb

To make like a brute; to make brutish

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brutalize
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Meanings

verbbrutify (third-person singular simple present brutifies, present participle brutifying, simple past and past participle brutified)

present singular third person brutifies · participle present brutifying · participle past brutified · past brutified

  1. transitiveTo make like a brute; to make brutish

    any man not quite brutified and void of sense

    a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC

    Synonyms: brutalize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make like a brute; to make brutish

Similar
brutalize

Origin

From brute + -ify: compare French brutifier.

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APA

brutify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brutify

MLA

“brutify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brutify. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brutify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brutify.

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