verb
- made or became uncivilized, crude, or savage
Usage: past tense and past participle of barbarize
Examples
- The constant warfare barbarized the once peaceful society.
- Years of isolation had barbarized the remote community.
- The harsh conditions barbarized even the most cultured individuals.
- Critics argued that violent media had barbarized modern youth.
- The invading forces barbarized the conquered territories.
- Prison life had barbarized many of the inmates.