Barbarize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹaɪz/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Barbarize is a verb meaning (transitive) To cause to become savage or uncultured.
Meaning
(transitive) To cause to become savage or uncultured.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To become savage or uncultured.
- (intransitive) To adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech.
Example Sentences
The Roman empire was barbarizing rapidly from the time of Trajan.
The ill habit […] of wretched barbarizing against the Latin and Greek idiom, with their untutored Anglicisms.
Word Forms
- barbarizes
- barbarizing
- barbarized
Synonyms for barbarize
Depending on context, synonyms include barbarise.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include barbarise, barbarianize, debarbarize, unbarbarize, savagize, rebarbarize.
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