bestialize

[ bes-chuh-lahyz, bees- ]

verb (used with object)

, bes·tial·ized, bes·tial·iz·ing.

1. to make bestial or beastlike:

   War bestializes its participants.

bestialize

/ ˈbɛstɪəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. tr to make bestial or brutal

Word History and Origins

Origin of bestialize¹

First recorded in 1675–85; bestial + -ize