verb/embɾuteˈθeɾ/
to stultify
Related: embrutecedor, embrutecimiento
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Spanish en- Spanish en- Spanish bruto Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Old Spanish -ecer Spanish -ecer Spanish embrutecer From en- + bruto + -ecer. Compare Portuguese embrutecer and Spanish brutalizar.