a. [ Cf. F. brutal. See Brute, a. ]
v. t.
v. i. to become brutal.
n. Brutish quality; brutality. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
The . . . brutalities exercised in war. Brougham. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act or process of making brutal; state of being brutalized. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. i. To become brutal, inhuman, barbarous, or coarse and beasty. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
He mixed . . . with his countrymen, brutalized with them in their habits and manners. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a brutal manner; cruelly. [ 1913 Webster ]