"brutalise" meaning in English

See brutalise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɹuːt(ə)lʌɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brutalise.wav Forms: brutalises [present, singular, third-person], brutalising [participle, present], brutalised [participle, past], brutalised [past]
Etymology: From brutal + -ise. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brutal|ise}} brutal + -ise Head templates: {{en-verb}} brutalise (third-person singular simple present brutalises, present participle brutalising, simple past and past participle brutalised)
  1. (transitive) To inflict brutal violence on. Tags: transitive Translations (to inflict violence): pahoinpidellä (raa’asti) (Finnish), piestä (Finnish), brutaliser (French), tunuhuruhuru (Maori), whakarekereke (Maori), tūkino (Maori), kōhuru (Maori), brutalisera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-brutalise-en-verb-RFrY0C2r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ise, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 44 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ise: 28 38 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 36 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 37 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of 'to inflict violence': 86 7 7
  2. (transitive) To make brutal, cruel or harsh. Tags: transitive Translations (to make brutal): raaistaa (Finnish), abrutir (French), brutalisieren (German), abbrutire (Italian), effero (Latin), brutalisera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-brutalise-en-verb-DBoRSfqq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ise, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 44 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ise: 28 38 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 36 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 37 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of 'to make brutal': 23 74 4
  3. (intransitive, dated) To live or behave like a brute. Tags: dated, intransitive
    Sense id: en-brutalise-en-verb-tNwq4RV2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ise, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 44 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ise: 28 38 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 36 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 37 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 29 35 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brutalize (english: American) Related terms: brutalisation, brutalization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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