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barbarize - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'barbarize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Barbarize [ v. i.]
- To become barbarous.
- To adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech.
2 . Barbarize [ v. t.]
- To make barbarous.

Meaning of 'barbarize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . barbarize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make crude or savage in behavior or speech
Example in sentence:
  • his years in prison have barbarized the young man