Imbruting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Imbrute \Im*brute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbruted}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Imbruting}.] [Pref. im- in + brute: cf. F. abrutir.
     Cf. {Embrute}.]
     To degrade to the state of a brute; to make brutal.
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           And mixed with bestial slime,
           THis essence to incarnate and imbrute.   --Milton.
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