barbarize

[ bahr-buh-rahyz ]

/ ˈbɑr bəˌraɪz /

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verb (used with object), bar·ba·rized, bar·ba·riz·ing.

to make barbarous; brutalize; corrupt: foreign influences barbarizing the Latin language.

verb (used without object), bar·ba·rized, bar·ba·riz·ing.

to become barbarous; lapse into barbarism.

to use barbarisms in speaking or writing.

Also especially British, bar·ba·rise .

Origin of barbarize

1635–45; partly <Greek barbarízein, equivalent to bárbar(os) barbarian + -izein-ize; partly barbar(ous) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM barbarize

bar·ba·ri·za·tion, nounde·bar·ba·rize, verb (used with object), de·bar·ba·rized, de·bar·ba·riz·ing.un·bar·ba·rize, verb (used with object), un·bar·ba·rized, un·bar·ba·riz·ing.

Words nearby barbarize

barbarian, barbarianize, barbaric, barbarism, barbarity, barbarize, Barbarossa, Barbarossa I, Barbarossa II, barbarous, Barbary

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Example sentences from the Web for barbarize

In this age, poverty tends to barbarize men; it shuts them out from the educational influences of our times.
Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 1 (of 3)|Theodore Parker
This might tend to barbarize, demoralize, and exasperate the whole mass and produce most deplorable consequences.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|James D. Richardson
If the most effectual method of degrading woman be to barbarize man, the certain means of dignifying her is to christianize him.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II|Francis Augustus Cox

British Dictionary definitions for barbarize

barbarize

barbarise

/ (ˈbɑːbəˌraɪz) /

verb

to make or become barbarous

to use barbarisms in (language)

Derived forms of barbarize

barbarization or barbarisation, noun

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单词	barbarize
释义	barbarize [ bahr-buh-rahyz ] / ˈbɑr bəˌraɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR barbarize ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), bar·ba·rized, bar·ba·riz·ing. to make barbarous; brutalize; corrupt: foreign influences barbarizing the Latin language. verb (used without object), bar·ba·rized, bar·ba·riz·ing. to become barbarous; lapse into barbarism. to use barbarisms in speaking or writing. Also especially British, bar·ba·rise . Origin of barbarize 1635–45; partly <Greek barbarízein, equivalent to bárbar(os) barbarian + -izein-ize; partly barbar(ous) + -ize OTHER WORDS FROM barbarize bar·ba·ri·za·tion, nounde·bar·ba·rize, verb (used with object), de·bar·ba·rized, de·bar·ba·riz·ing.un·bar·ba·rize, verb (used with object), un·bar·ba·rized, un·bar·ba·riz·ing. Words nearby barbarize barbarian, barbarianize, barbaric, barbarism, barbarity, barbarize, Barbarossa, Barbarossa I, Barbarossa II, barbarous, Barbary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for barbarize In this age, poverty tends to barbarize men; it shuts them out from the educational influences of our times. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 1 (of 3)\|Theodore Parker This might tend to barbarize, demoralize, and exasperate the whole mass and produce most deplorable consequences. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents\|James D. Richardson If the most effectual method of degrading woman be to barbarize man, the certain means of dignifying her is to christianize him. Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II\|Francis Augustus Cox British Dictionary definitions for barbarize barbarize barbarise / (ˈbɑːbəˌraɪz) / verb to make or become barbarous to use barbarisms in (language) Derived forms of barbarize barbarization or barbarisation, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to barbarize brutalize, automate, automatize, imbrute, robotize
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barbarize

verb (used with object), bar·ba·rized, bar·ba·riz·ing.

verb (used without object), bar·ba·rized, bar·ba·riz·ing.

Origin of barbarize

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Example sentences from the Web for barbarize

British Dictionary definitions for barbarize

barbarise

verb

Derived forms of barbarize

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