Brutus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Brutus in British English:
UK [ˈbru:təs]
How to pronounce Brutus in American English:
US [ˈbrutəs]
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- Noun:
- statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
Word Origin
- Brutus
- A surname of the Junian gens. Association with betrayal traces to Marcus Junius Brutus (c. 85 B.C.E.-42 B.C.E.), Roman statesman and general and conspirator against Caesar.
Example
- 1. See brutus and antony eulogize caesar in his funeral .
- 2. I might persuade brutus to treat you leniently .
- 3. I 've been recast as brutus .
- 4. I put forth cassius and brutus to serve as consuls .
- 5. It took them all of five minutes to topple brutus and rip off his head .