Brutalize and Elevate

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Brutalize

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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Elevate is an antonym for brutalize.
Nearby Words: brutal, brutality, brutally, brutalizing

Elevate

Elevate verb - To fill with great joy.
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Brutalize is an antonym for elevate.
Nearby Words: elevated, elevation, elevating, elevator
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people brutalize people elevate people
family brutalize family elevate family
house brutalize house elevate house
daughter brutalize daughter elevate daughter
Other words: humans, wrestlers.
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