bru·tal·ize also Brit bru·tal·ise 
/ˈbru:tl̟ˌaɪz/ verb
bru·tal·iz·es; bru·tal·ized; bru·tal·iz·ing /ˈbru:tl̟ˌaɪz/ verb [+ obj] 1 : to cause (someone) to lose ordinary human kindness or feelings
▪ a young man brutalized by the experience of war 2 : to treat (someone) in a very harsh and usually violent way
▪ She claimed she had been sexually brutalized.
▪ a young man brutalized by the experience of war
▪ She claimed she had been sexually brutalized.
— bru·tal·i·za·tion also Brit brutalisation /ˌbru:tl̟əˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
/ˌbru:tl̟əˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
