Brutalize and Restore

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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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Restore is an antonym for brutalize.

Nearby Words: brutal, brutality, brutally, brutalizing

Restore verb - To bring back to a former condition or vigor.

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Brutalize is an antonym for restore.

people	brutalize people	restore people
someone	brutalize someone	restore someone

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Restore and Brutalize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutalize/restore

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