Brutalizes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To render someone violent and cruel through harsh treatment
2. Exerts harsh and violent force on a person or animal, causing severe physical or emotional harm
3. Subjects someone to cruel, inhumane treatment that degrades or damages their well-being

Etymology: This is an inflected form, so the account is brief. "Brutalizes" is the third-person singular present of "brutalize," which English formed by adding the verb-forming suffix "-ize" to the adjective "brutal." That adjective came into English through Medieval Latin "brūtālis," built from the Latin "brūtus," meaning heavy, dull or senseless, and the same root that gives "brute." The "-ize" ending traces back through Late Latin and Ancient Greek, where it marked verbs meaning to make or to treat in a certain way.

Synonyms: dehumanizes, cruelty

Antonyms: humanizes, protects