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bestialize, v.|ˈbɛstɪəlaɪz| [f. bestial a. + -ize.] trans. To change into the form or nature of a beast; to brutalize, debase in character. Hence ˈbestialized, ˈbestializing ppl. a.
1684Charnock Attrib. of God (1834) I. 231 The most famous guides of the heathen world..bestialized him [God] in the form of a brute. 1751Phil. Lett. Physiogn. 87 (T.) Humanity is debased and bestialized where it is otherwise. 1845Edin. Rev. July 11 While he bestializes men and humanizes beasts, he is a great moralist. 1866Felton Anc. & Mod. Gr. I. vii. 114 Circe and her enchanting bestializing cup. |