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单词 animalize
释义

animalize

verb

an·​i·​mal·​ize ˈa-nə-mə-ˌlīz How to pronounce animalize (audio)
animalized; animalizing

transitive verb

1
: to represent in animal form
2
: to cause to be or act like an animal
animalization
ˌa-nə-mə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce animalize (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • bestialize
  • brutalize
  • dehumanize
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Example Sentences

six months of solitary living in the jungle would animalize anyone
Recent Examples on the Web Sociologist Anthony Cortese found that in popular culture black women are often othered, animalized and exoticized, associating women of color with primitivity or wild sexuality. Katie Edwards, Washington Post, 14 July 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1

animalize

verb

as in to bestialize
to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being six months of solitary living in the jungle would animalize anyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bestialize
  • poison
  • dehumanize
  • humiliate
  • brutalize
  • subvert
  • contaminate
  • taint
  • debauch
  • prostitute
  • corrupt
  • humble
  • degrade
  • pollute
  • disgrace
  • demean
  • profane
  • deprave
  • pervert
  • warp
  • abase

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • improve
  • honor
  • amend
  • restore
  • exalt
  • purify
  • respect
  • cleanse
  • dignify
  • elevate
  • uplift
  • ennoble
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