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- [im-broot]
- /ɪmˈbrut/
- /ɪmbrˈuːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [im-broot]
- /ɪmˈbrut/
Definitions of imbrute word
- verb imbrute to reduce to a bestial state 0
- verb transitive imbrute to make or become brutal 0
- verb imbrute To make brutal. 0
- verb imbrute To degrade to the state of a brute. 0
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Origin of imbrute
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; im-1 + brute1
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Parts of speech for Imbrute
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
imbrute popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for imbrute
verb imbrute
- 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
- barbarize — to make or become barbarous
- robotize — to turn (someone) into a robot.
Antonyms for imbrute
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