Brutalize and Purify

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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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Purify is an antonym for brutalize in corrupt topic.
Nearby Words: brutal, brutality, brutally, brutalizing

Purify

Purify verb - To free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially.
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Brutalize is an antonym for purify.
Nearby Words: pure, purity, purified, purification, purifying
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someone brutalize someone purify someone
house brutalize house purify house
humans brutalize humans purify humans
enemies brutalize enemies purify enemies
Other words: targets, monsters.
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