animalize (redirected from animalises)

an·i·mal·ize  (n-m-lz)

tr.v. an·i·mal·ized, an·i·mal·iz·ing, an·i·mal·iz·es

1. To cause (another) to behave like an animal.

2. To depict or represent in the form of an animal.

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ani·mal·i·zation (-m-l-zshn) n.

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animalize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to make (a person) brutal or sensual

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	animalize - represent in the form of an animal animalise interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
	2.	animalize - make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" animalise, brutalise, brutalize alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	3.	animalize - become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling animalise, brutalise, brutalize change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"