Brutify

Brutify
Brutify Bru"ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brutified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brutifying}.] [Brute + -fy: cf. F. brutifier.] To make like a brute; to make senseless, stupid, or unfeeling; to brutalize. [1913 Webster]

Any man not quite brutified and void of sense. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]


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