Brutalize and Dignify

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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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Dignify is an antonym for brutalize.

Nearby Words: brutal, brutality, brutally, brutalizing

Dignify verb - To assign a high status or value to.

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Brutalize is an antonym for dignify.

Nearby Words: dignity, dignified, dignifying

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