Word: Barbarize
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘speak using barbarisms’): from late Latin barbarizare, from Greek barbarizein ‘speak like a foreigner’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɑːbərʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cause to become savage or uncultured
Short Definition:cause to become savage or uncultured
Examples:- these poor inhabitants had been deliberately barbarized
- the barbarizing effect of four decades of rock 'n' roll
Variant Forms:
- barbarise
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