verb
- past tense and past participle of barbarise; to make or become barbarous or uncivilized
Usage: chiefly British spelling (American: barbarized); formal or literary
Examples
- The invading forces barbarised the once-peaceful region.
- Years of conflict had barbarised the population.
- Critics argued that the violent media barbarised young viewers.
- The society was barbarised by constant warfare and lawlessness.
- Some scholars claim that certain practices barbarised the culture.