cruelize

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verb

To treat cruelly.

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Meanings

verbcruelize (third-person singular simple present cruelizes, present participle cruelizing, simple past and past participle cruelized)

present singular third person cruelizes · participle present cruelizing · participle past cruelized · past cruelized

  1. regionaltransitiveTo treat cruelly.

Origin

From cruel + -ize.

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APA

cruelize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruelize

MLA

“cruelize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruelize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cruelize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruelize.

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