Brutalize and Improve

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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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Improve is an antonym for brutalize in corrupt topic.

Nearby Words: brutal, brutality, brutally, brutalizing

Improve verb - To make better.

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Brutalize is an antonym for improve.

brutalize people

improve people

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