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View synonyms for bestialize

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bestialize1

First recorded in 1675–85; bestial + -ize

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