BRUTIFIES Antonyms

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

• foster the growth of

• prepare for crops

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

• raise from a lower to a higher position

• raise in rank or condition

• confer dignity or honor upon

• give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

• make better or improve in quality

• make wealthy or richer

• make more humane

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

• make more complex, intricate, or richer

• treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition

• reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities

• attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying

• make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of

• make (images or sounds) soft or softer

• lessen in force or effect

• give in, as to influence or pressure

• protect from impact

• make less severe or harsh

• make soft or softer

• become soft or softer

• a sudden outburst of anger

• a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

• a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

• the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

• bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling

• harden by reheating and cooling in oil

• adjust the pitch (of pianos)

• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

• change by restraining or moderating