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BRUTIFY
Etymology
Verb
brutify (third-person singular simple present brutifies, present participle brutifying, simple past and past participle brutified)
(transitive) To make like a brute; to make senseless or unfeeling; to brutalize.
Source: Wiktionary
Bru"ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brutified; p. pr. & vb. n. Brutifying.] Etym: [Brute + -fy: cf. F. brutifier.]
Definition: To make like a brute; to make senseless, stupid, or unfeeling; to brutalize. Any man not quite brutified and void of sense. Barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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