Brutalize and Uplift

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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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Uplift is an antonym for brutalize.

Nearby Words: brutal, brutality, brutally, brutalizing

Uplift verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.

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Brutalize is an antonym for uplift.

Nearby Words: uplifting, uplifted

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