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bestialize
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bes·tial·ize  (bsch-lz, bs-)
tr.v. bes·tial·ized, bes·tial·iz·ing, bes·tial·iz·es
1. To represent or portray as an animal or beast.
2. To reduce to a bestial condition; deprave.
bestial·i·zation n.
bestialize, bestialise [ˈbɛstɪəˌlaɪz]
vb
(tr) to make bestial or brutal
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Verb1.bestialize - make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to
bestialise
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"
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