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Definitions for barbarize
ˈbɑr bəˌraɪzbar·barize

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. barbarize, barbariseverb

    become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language

  2. barbarize, barbariseverb

    make crude or savage in behavior or speech

    "his years in prison have barbarized the young man"

Wiktionary

  1. barbarizeverb

    to cause to become savage or uncultured

ChatGPT

  1. barbarize

    To barbarize means to behave or act in a brutally savage, cruel, or inhumane manner, often associated with a lack of civilization or culture. It can also refer to the process of degrading or dehumanizing someone or something, causing it to become primitive, uncivilized, or crude.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Barbarizeverb

    to become barbarous

  2. Barbarizeverb

    to adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech

  3. Barbarizeverb

    to make barbarous

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of barbarize in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of barbarize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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