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Pronunciation : Brute
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. brut, nasc., brute, fem., raw, rough, rude, brutish, L. brutus stupid, irrational: cf. It. & Sp. bruto.]
Definition : 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.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Brute
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. An animal destitute of human reason; any animal not human; esp. a quadruped; a beast. Brutes may be considered as either a?ral, 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Brute
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [For bruit.]
Definition : Defn: To report; to bruit. [Obs.]

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913