a. [ L. brumalis, fr. bruma winter: cf. F. brumal. ] Of or pertaining to winter. “The brumal solstice.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. brutal. See Brute, a. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature. “Above the rest of brutal kind.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; gross; as, brutal manners. “Brutal intemperance.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. to treat brutally.
Syn. -- brutalize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. to cause to become like a brute; as, life in the concentration camp had brutalised him.
Syn. -- brutalize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. to become brutal.
Syn. -- brutalize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Brutish quality; brutality. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Brutalities [ Cf. F. brutalité. ] 1. The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An inhuman act. [ 1913 Webster ]

The . . . brutalities exercised in war. Brougham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of making brutal; state of being brutalized. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Brutalized p. pr. & vb. n. Brutalizing. ] [ Cf. F. brutaliser. ] To make brutal; beasty; unfeeling; or inhuman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become brutal, inhuman, barbarous, or coarse and beasty. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He mixed . . . with his countrymen, brutalized with them in their habits and manners. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a brutal manner; cruelly. [ 1913 Webster ]