Main Entry: bru·tal·ize

Pronunciation: \ˈbrü-t^əl-ˌīz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): bru·tal·ized; bru·tal·iz·ing

Date: circa 1704

1 : to make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman <temperaments brutalized by poverty and disease>
2 : to treat brutally <an accord not to brutalize prisoners of war>

— bru·tal·i·za·tion \ˌbrü-t^əl-ə-ˈzā-shən\ noun