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Barbarize
UK
/ˈbɑːbəraɪz/
US
/ˈbɑːrbəraɪz/
Translation of "barbarize" into Russian
barbarize
Verb
UK
/ˈbɑːbəraɪz/
US
/ˈbɑːrbəraɪz/
barbarize
barbarizes
barbarized Past Simple / Past Participle
barbarizing Gerund
The invading forces sought to barbarize the local culture.
Вторгшиеся силы стремились варваризировать местную культуру.
Definitions
barbarize
Verb
UK
/ˈbɑːbəraɪz/
US
/ˈbɑːrbəraɪz/
To make or become barbarous or uncivilized.
The invading forces sought to barbarize the local population by destroying their cultural heritage.
To brutalize or make savage.
The harsh conditions of the war served to barbarize the soldiers, stripping away their humanity.
To introduce foreign or non-standard elements into a language; to speak or write with barbarisms.
The orator was criticized for barbarizing the classical tongue with colloquial phrases.