Synonyms for brutalize

Most common

maltreat · brutify · animalise

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To inflict brutal violence on.

Related words

Word family

brutalization

Other spellings

brutalise UK

Forms

Past participle

brutalized
e.g. brutalized → hardened, brutified, maltreated, animalised…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

harden²

7 letters

brutify

8 letters

maltreat

9 letters

animalise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (harden² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

brutaliser

Italiano

brutalizzare