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

3 senses of brutalize

Sense 1
brutalize, brutalise -- (treat brutally)
       => treat, handle, do by -- (interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently")

Sense 2
brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise -- (make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him")
       => 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")

Sense 3
brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise -- (become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling)
       => 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")