English Explanatory Dictionary

barbarize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cause to become savage or uncultured.
  2. To become savage or uncultured.
  3. To adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-barbarize.wav

Word forms

barbarize barbarizes barbarizing barbarized

Derived words

barbarization debarbarize rebarbarize unbarbarize

Translations

Polish: barbaryzować się
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