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barbarize definition

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

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