abbrutire — meaning in English

English meaning

• stupefy verb To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.

Senses

abbrutire is used for these senses in English:

• brutalise (transitive) To make brutal, cruel or harsh.
• stupefy (transitive, especially, law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.

stupefy — full definition

1. verb To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.
2. verb To astonish or stun, especially as a result of some distressing action.
3. verb To deprive a material of the ability to undergo change or movement, especially deformation.

Related Italian words