imbrute Meaning, Definition & Usage

Im*brute" transitive verb

Etymology

Pref. im- in + brute: cf. F. abrutir. Cf. Embrute.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Imbruted; present participle & verbal noun Imbruting

Definitions

1. To degrade to the state of a brute; to make brutal.

   And mixed with bestial slime, THis essence to incarnate and imbrute. Milton.

Im*brute" intransitive verb

Definitions

1. To sink to the state of a brute.

   The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and imbrutes, till she quite lose The divine property of her first being. Milton.