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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahr-buh-rahyz]
- /ˈbɑr bəˌraɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahr-buh-rahyz]
- /ˈbɑr bəˌraɪz/
Definitions of barbarize word
- verb barbarize to make or become barbarous 3
- verb barbarize to use barbarisms in (language) 3
- verb transitive barbarize to make barbarous; coarsen, brutalize, etc. 3
- intransitive verb barbarize to become barbarous 3
- verb with object barbarize to make barbarous; brutalize; corrupt: foreign influences barbarizing the Latin language. 1
- verb without object barbarize to become barbarous; lapse into barbarism. 1
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Origin of barbarize
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; partly < Greek barbarízein, equivalent to bárbar(os) barbarian + -izein -ize; partly barbar(ous) + -ize
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Parts of speech for Barbarize
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
barbarize popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
barbarize usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for barbarize
verb barbarize
- brutalize — If an unpleasant experience brutalizes someone, it makes them cruel or violent.
- automate — To automate a factory, office, or industrial process means to put in machines which can do the work instead of people.
- automatize — to make (a process, etc) automatic or (of a process, etc) to be made automatic
- imbrute — to reduce to a bestial state
- robotize — to turn (someone) into a robot.
Antonyms for barbarize
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