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animalize
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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.

ani·mal·i·zation (-m-l-zshn) n.

animalize, animalise [ˈænɪməˌlaɪz]
vb
(tr) to rouse to brutality or sensuality or make brutal or sensual
animalization , animalisation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.animalize - represent in the form of an animal
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"
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
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"


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