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Definition of Imbrute
1. v. t. To degrade to the state of a brute; to make brutal.
2. v. i. To sink to the state of a brute.
Definition of Imbrute
1. Verb. To make brutal ¹
2. Verb. To degrade to the state of a brute ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Imbrute
1. to make brutal [v -BRUTED, -BRUTING, -BRUTES] - See also: brutal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Imbrute
Literary usage of Imbrute
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Autobiography, Times, Opinions, and Contemporaries of Sir Egerton by Sir Egerton Brydges (1834)
"... at not having exerted all his energies—The blessing of high mental enjoyment—Petty
ambitions reprobated—imbrute- ment from low thoughts and feelings—The ..."
2. The Association Review by American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf (1903)
"I'd, height, hkd. hide, hind. idle, idol, idyl. idol, idle, idyl. idyl, idle, idol.
I'll, aisle, isle. ill, hill. imbrued, imbrute. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two Parts ...by Antonio Vieyra, Jacinto Dias do Canto by Antonio Vieyra, Jacinto Dias do Canto (1827)
"To imbrute, vn embrutecer,' capaz de cura. ou ... adj. indigno de To imbrute, vn
embrutecer-se. ..."
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