- bestialize
- transitive verb see bestial
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bestialize
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Bestialize — Bes tial*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestializing}.] To make bestial, or like a beast; to degrade; to brutalize. [1913 Webster] The process of bestializing humanity. Hare. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bestialize — (Amer.) v. make beast like; make brutal; make a person behave or live like an animal (also bestialise) … English contemporary dictionary
bestialize — [bes′chəl īz΄, bes′tyəlīz; ] often [ bēs′tyə līz΄əə liz΄] vt. bestialized, bestializing to make bestial; brutalize … English World dictionary
bestialize — /bes cheuh luyz , bees /, v.t., bestialized, bestializing. to make bestial or beastlike: War bestializes its participants. Also, esp. Brit., bestialise. [1675 85; BESTIAL + IZE] * * * … Universalium
bestialize — verb a) to make like a beast b) to bring or reduce to the state or condition of a beast See Also: bestial, bestialization … Wiktionary
bestialize — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To ruin utterly in character or quality: animalize, bastardize, brutalize, canker, corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, stain, vitiate, warp. See CLEAN, HELP … English dictionary for students
bestialize — bes·tial·ize … English syllables
bestialize — verb make brutal and depraved; give animal like qualities to • Syn: ↑bestialise • Derivationally related forms: ↑bestial • Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify • … Useful english dictionary
Bestialized — Bestialize Bes tial*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestializing}.] To make bestial, or like a beast; to degrade; to brutalize. [1913 Webster] The process of bestializing humanity. Hare. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bestializing — Bestialize Bes tial*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestializing}.] To make bestial, or like a beast; to degrade; to brutalize. [1913 Webster] The process of bestializing humanity. Hare. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
