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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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In chapter 3, on the other hand, Fudge concentrates on the ethical discourse that paradoxically bestializes both the agents and the victims of vicious behavior, thus demonstrating the human being's own status as "simultaneously human and animal" (60).
Brutal Reasoning: Animals, Rationality, and Humanity in Early Modern ... by Boehrer, Bruce / Renaissance Quarterly
The racist inflections in Skelton's several poetic diatribes against the Scots, with few exceptions such as a short essay by Valerie Allen, have generally received no comment, although Skelton repeatedly bestializes and demonizes the English enemy.
King Arthur, Scotland, Utopia, and the Italianate Englishman: What ... by GUTIERREZ, NANCY A. / Shakespeare Studies
 
 
 
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