imbrute

or em·brute

[ im-broot ]
/ ɪmˈbrut /

verb (used with or without object), im·brut·ed, im·brut·ing.

to degrade or sink to the level of a brute.

Origin of imbrute

First recorded in 1625–35; im-1 + brute1

OTHER WORDS FROM imbrute

im·brute·ment, em·brute·ment, noun

Words nearby imbrute

imbrication, imbroglio, imbros, imbrown, imbrue, imbrute, imbue, imco, imeche, imena, imf

Example sentences from the Web for embrute

  • You would dethrone and embrute the lords of the earth by your theories.

    A Strange Story, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

  • To harden and embrute the kindly dispositions, we must not only indulge in guilt but feel that we are guilty.

    Paul Clifford, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton