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Embrutes

Definition:

verb (transitive)

1. To reduce to a brutish or savage state; to dehumanize or degrade someone.

2. To bring out the innate animalistic qualities in someone or something; to make more brutal, wild, or wild-eyed.

noun

1. A person or group of people who behave in a brutish or savage manner; barbarians.

Examples:

1. His captors tried to embrute him through physical and psychological torture, but he never lost his compassion.

2. The rebellion in the city dragged on, slowly embruting the inhabitants until they became desperate and violent.

3. The novel explores the protagonist's struggle with his own darker impulses, attempting to resist the allure of embruting himself.

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