rebarbarize
English
Etymology
re- + barbarize
Verb
rebarbarize (third-person singular simple present rebarbarizes, present participle rebarbarizing, simple past and past participle rebarbarized)
- (transitive) To reduce again to a state of barbarism.
- 1852, William Hamilton, Discussions on Philosophy and Literature, Education and University Reform
- Germany […] rebarbarized by polemical theology and religious wars.
- 1852, William Hamilton, Discussions on Philosophy and Literature, Education and University Reform
Related terms
- rebarbarization
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for rebarbarize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)