barbarize (v)
barbarise (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def make crude or savage in behavior or speech
examples his years in prison have barbarized the young man
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Frame - 10 Something ----s somebody
Outgoing links
Hypernym change, alter, modify
Derivationally related form barbarise → barbarisation
Derivationally related form barbarize → barbarization
Verb Group barbarize, barbarise
Incoming links
Derivationally related form barbarisation → barbarise
Derivationally related form barbarization → barbarize
Hyponym change, alter, modify
Verb Group barbarize, barbarise

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