BRUTE Definition & Meaning

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brute

[ broot ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a nonhuman creature; beast.
a brutal, insensitive, or crude person.
the animal qualities, desires, etc., of humankind:
Father felt that rough games brought out the brute in us.

adjective

animal; not human.
not characterized by intelligence or reason; irrational.
characteristic of animals; of brutal character or quality.
savage; cruel:
brute force.
carnal; sensual.

brute

[ broot ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

bruted, bruting.

to shape (a diamond) by rubbing with another diamond or a diamond chip.

brute

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noun

1. any animal except man; beast; lower animal
2. ( as modifier )
  brute nature
a brutal person

adjective

wholly instinctive or physical (esp in the phrases brute strength, brute force )
without reason or intelligence
coarse and grossly sensual

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��ܳٱ�l�� adjective
��ܳٱ�l�� adverb
��ܳٱ�n�� noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of brute¹

First recorded in 1425–50; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ��ū�ٳܲ� “heavy, devoid of feeling, irrational”

Origin of brute²

First recorded in 1900–05; back formation from bruting “rough hewing (of a diamond),” partial translation of French brutage literally, “a roughing,” equivalent to brut “rough, raw” + -age; brute ¹, -age

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of brute¹

C15: from Latin ��ū�ٳܲ� heavy, irrational; related to gravis heavy

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Synonym Study

See animal.

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“If you try to do brute force, it’s going going to throw you off.”

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The model, which aimed to simulate the brute force of a dinosaur bite, sits just outside of Blackley’s doorless personal office.

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The former minister said that the Dyson prototype ultimately "did not get through testing" and "whenever confronted with brute facts about safety or otherwise, I would always accept them."

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Brooks hadn’t offered the town’s hippest brute a part in his black-and-white spoof.

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In an aptly titled Associated Press news story “Trump moves with light speed and brute force in shaking the core of what America has been”, Calvin Woodward recounts the last six weeks:

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