Brutalize and Respect

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

Respect

Respect verb - To think very highly or favorably of.
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Brutalize is an antonym for respect.
Nearby Words: respectable, respectful, respectability, respective, respectably
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girl brutalize girl respect girl
courage brutalize courage respect courage
woman brutalize woman respect woman
people brutalize people respect people
Other words: someone, way, mother, anyone, opponent, humans, opponents.
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