Main Entry: bar·ba·rize

Pronunciation: \ˈbär-bə-ˌrīz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): bar·ba·rized; bar·ba·riz·ing

Date: 1602

transitive verb : to make barbarian or barbarousintransitive verb : to become barbarous

— bar·ba·ri·za·tion \ˌbär-bə-rə-ˈzā-shən\ noun