barbarise

barbarise
verb
1. become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language
Syn: ↑barbarize
Derivationally related forms: ↑barbarisation
Hypernyms: ↑change
Verb Group: ↑barbarize
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

2. make crude or savage in behavior or speech
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his years in prison have barbarized the young man

Syn: ↑barbarize
Derivationally related forms: ↑barbarisation, ↑barbarization (for: ↑barbarize)
Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify
Verb Group: ↑barbarize
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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barˈbarize or barˈbarise transitive verb
1. To make barbarous
2. To corrupt, as a language
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Main Entry:barbarous

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