Synonyms for "brutalise" (4 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (1)

Verb(1 words)

animalise

Strong matches (1)

Verb(1 words)

animalize

Related words (2)

brutalize

Verb(1 words)

brutalize

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

6 entries

alterchangedo byhandlemodifytreat

Synonyms

1 entries

brutalize

Related terms

2 entries

brutalisationbrutalization

derived from

1 entries

brutal

related to

6 entries

brutalbrutalisationcruelharshinflictviolence

Translations

14 translations across 7 languages.

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Finnish

3 entries

• pahoinpidellä (raa’asti) verb (to inflict violence)
• piestä verb (to inflict violence)
• raaistaa verb (to make brutal)

French

2 entries

• abrutir verb (to make brutal)
• brutaliser verb (to inflict violence)

German

1 entries

• brutalisieren verb (to make brutal)

Italian

1 entries

• abbrutire verb (to make brutal)

Latin

1 entries

• effero verb (to make brutal)

Māori

4 entries

• kōhuru verb (to inflict violence)
• tunuhuruhuru verb (to inflict violence)
• tūkino verb (to inflict violence)
• whakarekereke verb (to inflict violence)

Swedish

2 entries

• brutalisera verb (to inflict violence)
• brutalisera verb (to make brutal)

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