a. [ F. brut, nasc., brute, fem., raw, rough, rude, brutish, L. brutus stupid, irrational: cf. It. & Sp. bruto. ]
A creature . . . not prone
And brute as other creatures, but endued
With sanctity of reason. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The influence of capital and mere brute labor. Playfair. [ 1913 Webster ]
A great brute farmer from Liddesdale. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
brute force,
n.
Brutes may be considered as either aërial, terrestrial, aquatic, or amphibious. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
An ill-natured brute of a husband. Franklin. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ For bruit. ] To report; to bruit. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a rude or violent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
v. t. [ Pref. em- (L. in) + brute. Cf. Imbrute. ] To brutify; to imbrute. [ 1913 Webster ]
All the man embruted in the swine. Cawthorn. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
And mixed with bestial slime,
THis essence to incarnate and imbrute. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To sink to the state of a brute. [ 1913 Webster ]
The soul grows clotted by contagion,
Imbodies, and imbrutes, till she quite lose
The divine property of her first being. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of imbruting, or the state of being imbruted. [ R. ] Brydges. [ 1913 Webster ]