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Verb: barbarize  'baa(r)-bu`rIz
  1. Become crude or savage or barbaric in behaviour or language
    - barbarise [Brit]
     
  2. Make crude or savage in behaviour or speech
    "his years in prison have barbarized the young man"
    - barbarise [Brit]

Derived forms: barbarized, barbarizes, barbarizing

See also: barbarization

Type of: alter, change, modify

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