brutalize

KK [ˋbrutəˏlaɪz] /ˈbɹutəˌlaɪz/

brutal 殘暴的+-ize 使…化→使變得殘暴展開

brutal: 單字; 殘暴的
-ize: 字尾; 使…化

字面：使變得殘暴

使人變殘暴，也指以殘暴方式對待他人。

動詞

1
虐待、殘暴對待常用被動
Many prisoners were brutalized by the guards for years.
許多囚犯多年來遭獄警殘暴對待。
2
使殘暴、使麻木不仁
Years of war had brutalized an entire generation.
多年的戰爭讓整整一代人變得殘暴。