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brutalize |
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brutalize verb barbarize, be pitiless, be vicious to, be wicked to, brutify, bully, corrupt, decivilize, deform one's character, dehumanize, demoralize, hurt, injure, lead astray, make insensitive, make wicked, maltreat, mislead, molest, oppress, persecute, pervert, render evil, run down, seduce, teach wickedness Associated concepts: assault, cruel and inhuman punishment How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| And for some reason (concern for elderly academy voters' delicate sensibilities would be my best guess), Noyce presents both Chamusso's brutalization and later suspense sequences in an overly discreet manner. The resultant potential for social exploitation and brutalization in the pursuit of outlandish imperial visions, disproportionately borne by those at the lower reaches of the social hierarchy, is revealed on almost every page of Asian Labor in the Wartime Japanese Empire. The constable's participation in Luke's torture also dramatizes white male fraternity in an instance of homosocial bonding around the shared brutalization and symbolic castration of the male slave. |
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