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Webster 1913 Edition

Brute

Brute

,
Adj.
[F.
brut
, nasc.,
brute
, fem., raw, rough, rude, brutish, L.
brutus
stupid, irrational: cf. It. & Sp.
bruto
.]
1.
Not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence or volition;
as, the
brute
earth; the
brute
powers of nature
.
2.
Not possessing reason, irrational; unthinking;
as, a
brute
beast; the
brute
creation
.
A creature . . . not prone
And
brute
as other creatures, but endued
With sanctity of reason.
Milton.
3.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, a brute beast. Hence: Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless;
as,
brute
violence
.
Macaulay.
The influence of capital and mere
brute
labor.
Playfair.
4.
Having the physical powers predominating over the mental; coarse; unpolished; unintelligent.
A great
brute
farmer from Liddesdale.
Sir W. Scott.
5.
Rough; uncivilized; unfeeling.
[R.]

Brute

,
Noun.
1.
An animal destitute of human reason; any animal not human; esp. a quadruped; a beast.
Brutes
may be considered as either aërial, terrestrial, aquatic, or amphibious.
Locke.
2.
A brutal person; a savage in heart or manners; as unfeeling or coarse person.
An ill-natured
brute
of a husband.
Franklin.
Syn. – See
Beast
.

Brute

,
Verb.
T.
[For
bruit
.]
To report; to bruit.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Brute

BRUTE

,
Adj.
[L. brutus, senseless,irrational.]
1.
Senseless; unconscious; as the brute earth.
2.
Irrational; ferine; as a brute beast.
3.
Bestial; in common with beasts; as brute violence.
4.
Rough; uncivilized; insensible; as a brute philosopher.

BRUTE

,
Noun.
A beast; any animal destitute of reason, and of course the word comprehends all animals except man, but is applied mostly to the larger beasts.
1.
A brutal person; a savage in heart or manners; a low bred,unfeeling man.

BRUTE

,
Verb.
T.
for bruit, to report. [Not used.]

Definition 2024

brüte

brüte

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German

Verb

brüte

  1. First-person singular present of brüten.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of brüten.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of brüten.
  4. Imperative singular of brüten.

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