what does barbarize mean?
BARBARIZE as VERB
- Meaning
- make crude or savage in behavior or speech
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Usage Example(s)
- his years in prison have barbarized the young man
Hypernyms(s) barbarize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) barbarize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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