† ˈbestiate, v. Obs.
Also 7 beastiate.
[f. L. bestia beast + -ate.]
To bestialize.
| 1628 Feltham Resolves i. lxxxiv. (1647) 259 Drunkennesse..bestiates even the bravest spirits. 1639 Junius' Sin Stigmat. 235 (L.) Drunkenness beastiates the heart. 1655 R. Younge Agst. Drunkards 5. |