Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb barbarise

2 senses of barbarise

Sense 1
barbarize, barbarise -- (become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language)
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")

Sense 2
barbarize, barbarise -- (make crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")