\Brute\, a. [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\, n.
1. An animal destitute of human reason; any animal not human;
   esp. a quadruped; a beast.
         Brutes may be considered as either a["e]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}.

\Brute\, v. t. [For bruit.]
To report; to bruit. [Obs.]