barbarize

• Verb, das bedeutet, etwas barbarisch, roh oder unzivilisiert zu machen; auch eine Sprache, Kultur oder Sitten zu verderben oder verrohen zu lassen.

A verb meaning to make barbarous, crude, or uncivilized; to corrupt or degrade language, culture, or manners.

1. Become crude or savageC2formal

   To adopt or display crude, savage, or barbaric behavior, language, or customs.

   Verwildern

   • The isolated tribe began to barbarize after years of no contact with the outside world.
   • His speech started to barbarize as he spent more time in the lawless region.
   • Without education, societies can barbarize over generations.

   Synonymecoarsendegeneratedegrade

   Antonymecivilizehumanizerefine

2. Make crude or savageC2formal

   To cause someone or something to become crude, savage, or barbaric in behavior or speech.

   Verrohen lassen

   • The harsh conditions of war can barbarize even the most civilized people.
   • Constant exposure to violent media may barbarize young minds.
   • The dictator's regime sought to barbarize the language of the conquered nation.

   Synonymecoarsendehumanize

   Antonymecivilizecultivatehumanizepolishrefine