abbrutire

== Italian == === Etymology === From a- +‎ bruto +‎ -ire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ab.bruˈti.re/ Rhymes: -ire Hyphenation: ab‧bru‧tì‧re === Verb === abbrutìre (first-person singular present abbrutìsco, first-person singular past historic abbrutìi, past participle abbrutìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere) (transitive) to brutalize (transitive) to exhaust; to degrade; to stultify (intransitive) to be brutalized, to become brutish [with in ‘due to’] [auxiliary essere] ==== Usage notes ==== Do not confuse with abbruttire (“to make ugly, to deface”), from brutto (“ugly”). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== abbrutimento abbrutirsi === Further reading === abbrutire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana