verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make like a beast.
2. 2
   make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to wordnet
3. 3
   To bring or reduce to the state or condition of a beast.

Synonyms

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animalizebestialisebrutalizedehumanizemost animal feature

Antonyms

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civilizehumanize

Etymology

From bestial + -ize.