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animalize
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an⋅i⋅mal⋅ize
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–verb (used with object),
-ized,
-iz⋅ing.
1.
to excite the animal passions of; brutalize; sensualize.
2.
Fine Arts
.
to represent in animal form or endow with animal features.
Also,
especially British
,
an⋅i⋅mal⋅ise.
Origin:
1735–45;
animal
+
-ize
Related forms:
an⋅i⋅mal⋅i⋅za⋅tion,
noun
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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an·i·mal·ize
(ān'ə-mə-līz')
tr.v.
an·i·mal·ized
,
an·i·mal·iz·ing
,
an·i·mal·iz·es
To cause (another) to behave like an animal.
To depict or represent in the form of an animal.
an'i·mal·i·za'tion
(-mə-lĭ-zā'shən)
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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