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.
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Also especially British, bes·tial·ise .
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British Dictionary definitions for bestialize
bestialize
bestialise
/ (ˈbɛstɪəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make bestial or brutal
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