animalise meaning

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animalise (verb): represent in the form of an animal.

Spelling: animalise (British) · animalize (American)

animalise has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

animalise as a verb

  1. represent in the form of an animal

    Synonyms: animalize

    Type of: represent

    Related forms: animal

  2. make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
    • Life in the camps had brutalized him

    Synonyms: brutalize, brutalise, animalize

    Type of: change

  3. become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling

    Synonyms: brutalize, brutalise, animalize

    Type of: change

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in SE · 9-letter words

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