Brutalize Definition & Meaning

brutalize
verb
  1. treat brutally
  2. make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him"
  3. become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling

"Brutalize" in song lyrics

See how brutalize is used in real songs:

  • "Make it happen to brutalize"
    Pep Love — If You Can't Beat 'Em
  • "Phyisical force to control, hurt, brutalize"
    The Poetess f/ Def Jef, Kool G. Rap — Love Hurts
  • "Mary ever get you like high, why try when I, brutalize"
    The Twinz — Don't Get it Twisted

Usage tips for "brutalize"

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