Brutalize and Cleanse

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Brutalize verb - To make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being.

Usage example: three years in a prison camp so brutalized him that he couldn't remember how to eat with a fork

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Cleanse is an antonym for brutalize.

Nearby Words: brutal, brutality, brutally, brutalizing

Cleanse verb - To free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially.

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Brutalize is an antonym for cleanse.

people	brutalize people	cleanse people
someone	brutalize someone	cleanse someone

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