brutalizar

From brutal +‎ -izar.

• IPA^(key): /bɾutaliˈθaɾ/ [bɾu.t̪a.liˈθaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /bɾutaliˈsaɾ/ [bɾu.t̪a.liˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bru‧ta‧li‧zar

brutalizar (first-person singular present brutalizo, first-person singular preterite brutalicé, past participle brutalizado)

1. (transitive) to brutalize

• “brutalizarse”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025