单词 | barbarize |
释义 | barbarize —barbarization, n. /bahr"beuh ruyz'/, v. , barbarized, barbarizing. v.t. 1. to make barbarous; brutalize; corrupt: foreign influences barbarizing the Latin language. v.i. 2. to become barbarous; lapse into barbarism. 3. to use barbarisms in speaking or writing. Also, esp. Brit., barbarise. [1635-45; partly < Gk barbarízein, equiv. to bárbar(os) barbarian + -izein -IZE; partly BARBAR(OUS) + -IZE] |
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