Brutalize and Defile

Brutalize

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

Defile and brutalize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defile" instead a verb "Brutalize".

Defile

Defile verb - To make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable.

Brutalize and defile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brutalize" instead a verb "Defile".

Nearby Words: defiled, defilement, defiling

Common collocations

corpse brutalize corpse defile corpse
enemies brutalize enemies defile enemies
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