Meaning of "brutalize" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF BRUTALIZE

brutalize  [ˈbruːtəˌlaɪz]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRUTALIZE

Brutalize is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb brutalize in English.

WHAT DOES BRUTALIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of brutalize in the English dictionary

The definition of brutalize in the dictionary is to make or become brutal. Other definition of brutalize is to treat brutally.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BRUTALIZE

PRESENT

Present

I brutalize

you brutalize

he/she/it brutalizes

we brutalize

you brutalize

they brutalize

Present continuous

I am brutalizing

you are brutalizing

he/she/it is brutalizing

we are brutalizing

you are brutalizing

they are brutalizing

Present perfect

I have brutalized

you have brutalized

he/she/it has brutalized

we have brutalized

you have brutalized

they have brutalized

Present perfect continuous

I have been brutalizing

you have been brutalizing

he/she/it has been brutalizing

we have been brutalizing

you have been brutalizing

they have been brutalizing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I brutalized

you brutalized

he/she/it brutalized

we brutalized

you brutalized

they brutalized

Past continuous

I was brutalizing

you were brutalizing

he/she/it was brutalizing

we were brutalizing

you were brutalizing

they were brutalizing

Past perfect

I had brutalized

you had brutalized

he/she/it had brutalized

we had brutalized

you had brutalized

they had brutalized

Past perfect continuous

I had been brutalizing

you had been brutalizing

he/she/it had been brutalizing

we had been brutalizing

you had been brutalizing

they had been brutalizing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will brutalize

you will brutalize

he/she/it will brutalize

we will brutalize

you will brutalize

they will brutalize

Future continuous

I will be brutalizing

you will be brutalizing

he/she/it will be brutalizing

we will be brutalizing

you will be brutalizing

they will be brutalizing

Future perfect

I will have brutalized

you will have brutalized

he/she/it will have brutalized

we will have brutalized

you will have brutalized

they will have brutalized

Future perfect continuous

I will have been brutalizing

you will have been brutalizing

he/she/it will have been brutalizing

we will have been brutalizing

you will have been brutalizing

they will have been brutalizing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would brutalize

you would brutalize

he/she/it would brutalize

we would brutalize

you would brutalize

they would brutalize

Conditional continuous

I would be brutalizing

you would be brutalizing

he/she/it would be brutalizing

we would be brutalizing

you would be brutalizing

they would be brutalizing

Conditional perfect

I would have brutalize

you would have brutalize

he/she/it would have brutalize

we would have brutalize

you would have brutalize

they would have brutalize

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been brutalizing

you would have been brutalizing

he/she/it would have been brutalizing

we would have been brutalizing

you would have been brutalizing

they would have been brutalizing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you brutalize
we let´s brutalize
you brutalize

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to brutalize

Past participle

brutalized

Present Participle

brutalizing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BRUTALIZE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «brutalize» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of brutalize

barbarize · bestialize · browbeat · bully · corrupt · degrade · dehumanize · desensitize · harden · intimidate · menace · oppress · terrorize · threaten · toughen · vandalize

TRANSLATION OF BRUTALIZE

Find out the translation of brutalize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of brutalize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brutalize» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 施暴
• Translator English - Spanish: embrutecer
• English: brutalize
• Translator English - Hindi: brutalize
• Translator English - Arabic: بوحشية
• Translator English - Russian: жестоко
• Translator English - Portuguese: brutalizar
• Translator English - Bengali: বর্বর বা নিষ্ঠুর
• Translator English - French: brutaliser
• Translator English - Malay: Brutalize
• Translator English - German: verrohen
• Translator English - Japanese: 残忍
• Translator English - Korean: 잔인
• Translator English - Javanese: Brutalize
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hung bạo
• Translator English - Tamil: மிருகத்தனமாக்கும்
• Translator English - Marathi: क्रूरपणा
• Translator English - Turkish: vahşileştirmek
• Translator English - Italian: abbrutire
• Translator English - Polish: ogłupiać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: жорстоко
• Translator English - Romanian: brutalizeze
• Translator English - Greek: κακοποιούν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: wreed
• Translator English - Swedish: brutalisera
• Translator English - Norwegian: brutalize

2 QUOTES WITH «BRUTALIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brutalize.

1

Jose Rizal

The divine flame of thought is inextinguishable in the Filipino people, and somehow or other it will shine forth and compel recognition. It is impossible to brutalize the inhabitants of the Philippines!

2

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

I support strong sanctions and other penalties against those who aid violent extremists, brutalize their own people and have time and time again rejected calls to behave as responsible nations.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRUTALIZE»

Discover the use of brutalize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brutalize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Bullet-Proof ABS: 2nd Edition of Beyond Crunches

Part. How. to. Brutalize. the. Obliques. and Save Your Spine The obliques are very important to athletes and fitness freaks alike. Strong, well toned obliques make one's waist look trimmer and are critical to performance. The obliques are the ...

Pavel Tsatsouline, 2000

More Dead than Alive

Social differences, let us remember that we not brutalize because we Black we not brutalize because we White we not brutalize because we latino. We brutalize because we poor people in america. Making it harder for us to achieve. i'm trying  ...

Darren Henley, 2013

Language and Function: To the Memory of Jan Firbas

To illustrate this, let us examine the example brutalize and compare it with the word kill. The verb brutalize is analysable. It shows a morphologically marked relationship to its semantic base, the adjective brutal, which occurs in it as its first  ...

Josef Hladký, 2003

Arcanum: World of Arator Core Rule Book Version 1.0

Brutalize: The warrior makes an over the head strike on a target causing their own level in damage as well as 10% more damage (at level 1 as the warrior levels this increases by 1%). Brutalize will also cause a deep wound ability on the target ...

Joseph Barresi, 2011

Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating

l. wasn't. happy. with. a. world. in. which. a. healthy. diet. required. that. we. brutalize. animals. During my freshman year in college, l encountered two things that finally convinced me to give up meat. The first was an image l stumbled across ...

Erik Marcus, 2001

Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)

The Kenyan Government has not been following the law. They simply woke up one morning, sent the police to burn houses, brutalize women, kill people and they come here and tell us about environmental protection. Could they tell us about ...

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Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution

The basic problem with war is that, whether we are “the good guys” or “the bad guys,” it promotes and rationalizes the very worst part of ourselves: we are encouraged to kill and brutalize other human beings. (In one sense—the most important ...

David Loy, 2008

Moral Responsibility: Beyond Free Will and Determinism

such psychological hook, JoJo will be unable to reason himself to the conclusion that his belief that his father has a right to brutalize people is false because there will be nothing for him to reason from. But there are no such psychological ...

Nicole A. Vincent, Ibo van de Poel, Jeroen van den Hoven, 2011

Outcast

That newcomer. That Standish fellow, took up the Bele place.“ ,,On what charges ?“ ,,He brutalized my sweet Mable. How would you like to have him brutalize your wife?“ Sheriff Jeff Dolby leaned back in his chair. ,,I don't have a wife, Elmer.

Gary Svee, 2005

Spirituality and Corporate Social Responsibility: ...

The basic problem with war is that, whether we are 'the good guys' or 'the bad guys', it promotes and rationalizes the very worst part of ourselves: it encourages us to kill and brutalize other human beings. In doing these things to others, though ...

David Bubna-Litic, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRUTALIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brutalize is used in the context of the following news items.

Senate must act on child-protection legislation

But he crumbled while telling his story, and the case was over. For two decades, that teacher continued to brutalize children in West Virginia. «Philly.com, Jul 15»

Gwen Carr & Constance Malcolm: Cuomo's unkept promise

There is an inherent conflict of interest when district attorneys are called upon to prosecute police officers who kill and brutalize New Yorkers, ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

Claudia Gadelha Fires Back At Joanna Jedrzeczyk: You Know You …

“Joanna Champion” then went on to brutalize former champion Carla Esparza at March's UFC 185 to steal the belt, and then battered Jessica ... «LowKick MMA, Jul 15»

Hatred Review

These situations usually end with a rapid death or running away to find a civilian to brutalize, rather than standing your ground. Once police ... «Power Up Gaming, Jul 15»

First Down: Steve Smith one of several WR seniors with gas-in-tank

He remains a gritty, savvy, greaseman who can brutalize defenses underneath and occasionally on the sidelines. Combine that with the ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»

Adrian Younge presents – Twelve Reasons To Die II (starring …

"Im'a enjoy this the second time around, as a charm, I want to brutalize and torture, cause nothing but harm, ring the alarm," he raps, ready for ... «The Skinny, Jul 15»

Sustainability If

It is unsustainable for racist police to brutalize Black civilians if we value equality and justice—or peaceful, safe, harmonious communities. «OUPblog, Jul 15»

Human Rights in Venezuela v. America

CIA torturers indiscriminately brutalize suspects or known innocent victims on unsubstantiated allegations of terrorism - using arbitrary secret ... «The People's Voice, Jul 15»

Take down flag of racist terror!

... working class and advance the fight for unionization, raising the minimum wage and demanding that cops who brutalize and kill be charged, ... «The Militant, Jul 15»

Samuel R. Moore: Court ruling in error, but there's no place for bigotry

I do not believe that it's OK to slander, brutalize or ridicule individuals because of their sexual preferences. However, I am not in the camp that ... «Huntington Herald Dispatch, Jul 15»