/-t??l-/totreatsomeone in acruelandviolentway:Thepolicein thatcountryroutinelybrutalizeprisoners.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesTreating people or animals badly
abuser
anti-harassment
at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
batten
batten onsomeone
ill-treat
ill-treatment
ill-used
impose
inflict
pick onsomeone
prey
prey onsomething
putsomeonethroughsomething
put upon
tyrannical
tyrannize
tyranny
uncared for
use
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