1. become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language • Syn: barbarise • Derivationally related forms: barbarisation (for: barbarise) • Hypernyms: change • Verb Group: barbarise • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s 2. make crude or savage in behavior or speech - his years in prison have barbarized the young man • Syn: barbarise • Derivationally related forms: barbarisation (for: barbarise), barbarization • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Verb Group: barbarise • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody
