brutify

English

Etymology

brute +‎ -ify: compare French brutifier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹuːtɪfaɪ/
• Rhymes: -uːtɪfaɪ

Verb

brutify (third-person singular simple present brutifies, present participle brutifying, simple past and past participle brutified)

1. (transitive) To make like a brute; to make brutish

   Synonym: brutalize

   • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). Of Contentment”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:

     any man not quite brutified and void of sense

Derived terms

• unbrutify

 

References

• “brutify”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.