barbarize

ˈbɑrbəˌraɪz

Definition

Definition of barbarize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

transitive action

tr.

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cause someone to become savage or uncultured

tr.

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The war barbarized the once peaceful community.

brutalize

dehumanize

savage

intransitive change

intr.

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become savage or uncultured

intr.

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The isolated tribe began to barbarize over time.

brutalize

savage

uncivilize

language

intr.

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use barbarisms in language

intr.

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The poet chose to barbarize his verses for effect.

corrupt

debase

degrade

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Origin of barbarize

Greek, barbaros (foreign)

Examples of barbarize in a sentence

Exposure to violence can barbarize young minds.
As the empire fell, its citizens began to barbarize.
Without education, the society started to barbarize.
He tends to barbarize his speech intentionally.
The author decided to barbarize the dialogue.

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French:rendre barbare, se barbariser, ...
German:verrohen, barbarisch werden, ...
Italian:rendere selvaggio, diventare selvaggio, ...
Spanish:barbarizar, volverse bárbaro, ...
Portuguese:barbarizar, embrutecer, ...
Chinese:使野蛮化, 野蛮化, ...
Japanese:野蛮にする, 野蛮化する, ...
Arabic:حوّل إلى همجي, تَوَحَّشَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַרְבֵּר, לְהָפֵךְ לְפָּרָאִי, ...
Russian:обезобразить, дичать, ...
Ukrainian:зробити диким, дикувати, ...
Hindi:बर्बर बनाना, असभ्य बन जाना, ...
Bengali:বর্বর করা, অসভ্য হওয়া, ...
Catalan:salvatgitzar, salvatgitzar-se, ...
Czech:zbarbarizovat, zbarbarštět, ...
Danish:vildgøre, blive barbarisk, ...
Dutch:verruwen, vergroven, ...
Greek:κάνω άγριο, εκβαρβαρίζομαι, ...
Hungarian:elbarbárosítani, elvadulni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យក្លាយជាមនុស្សព្រៃផ្សៃ, ក្លាយជាព្រៃផ្សៃ, ...
Korean:야만화하다, 야만적으로 변하다, ...
Persian:وحشی کرد, وحشی شد, ...
Polish:zbarbaryzować, dziczeć, ...
Portuguese (BR):barbarizar, embrutecer, ...
Romanian:a barbariza, a deveni sălbatic, ...
Swedish:förvilda, förvildas, ...
Thai:ทำให้กลายเป็นคนป่าเถื่อน, กลายเป็นคนป่าเถื่อน, ...
Turkish:vahşileştirmek, vahşileşmek, ...
Vietnamese:biến, trở nên hoang dã, ...

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