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bestialize

[ bes-chuh-lahyz, bees- ]
/ ˈbɛs tʃəˌlaɪz, ˈbis- /
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verb (used with object), bes·tial·ized, bes·tial·iz·ing.

to make bestial or beastlike: War bestializes its participants.

RELATED WORDS

debase, debauch, corrupt, abuse, degrade, bastardize, deprave, demoralize, animalize

Nearby words

bestead, bestest, besti, bestial, bestiality, bestialize, bestially, bestiary, bestie, bestir, bestow
Also especially British, bes·tial·ise.

Origin of bestialize

First recorded in 1675–85; bestial + -ize
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British Dictionary definitions for bestialize

bestialize

bestialise

/ (ˈbɛstɪəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make bestial or brutal
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