Associations to the word «Barbarize»

Wiktionary

BARBARIZE, verb. (transitive) To cause to become savage or uncultured.
BARBARIZE, verb. (intransitive) To become savage or uncultured.
BARBARIZE, verb. (intransitive) To adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech.

Dictionary definition

BARBARIZE, verb. Become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language.
BARBARIZE, verb. Make crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man".

Wise words

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