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bar·ba·rize (bär′bə rīz′)
transitive verb barbarized -·rized′, barbarizing -·riz′·ing
to make barbarous; coarsen, brutalize, etc.
Etymology: ML barbarizare < Gr barbarizein, to behave like a barbarian
intransitive verb
to become barbarous
Related Forms:
- barbarization bar′·ba·ri·za′·tion noun
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