v. To make like a brute; to make senseless or unfeeling; to brutalize.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To make like a brute; to make senseless, stupid, or unfeeling; to brutalize.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To bring into the condition of a brute; degrade the moral or physical state of; make senseless, stupid, or unfeeling.
Word Usage
"Johnson giant, and, if very poor, the welcome buffoon of some gossiping journal, who would never weary of contortions, and who would brutify himself at the death, to kindle an admiring smile."