abrutir

Meaning

1. (transitive) to render idiotic; to turn into idiots
2. (ambitransitive) to blunt or deaden the mind
3. (transitive) to overwhelm, to devastate
4. (literary) to return to a brutish or bestial state

Concepts

stupefy

besmear

brutalise

brutalize

daze

exhaust

make

mark

muck

smear

stain

make stupid

get dirty

deaden sb’s mind

work sb silly

work sb stupid

bemire

make brutish

Synonyms

hébéter

barbouiller

crétiniser

maculer

rendre idiot

se salir

stupéfier

tacher

ahurir

cochonner

estomaquer

s’encrasser

abasourdir

sidérer

Translations

embrutecer

alıklaştırmak

sersemleştirmek

αποβλακώνω

istupidire

intontire

schmieren

betäuben

abstumpfen

brutalisieren

μαυρίζω

verdrecken

αποχαυνώνω

λασπώνω

beschmutzen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.bʁy.tiʁ/

Etymology

From a- + brute + -ir.