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.
| 1684 Charnock Attrib. of God (1834) I. 231 The most famous guides of the heathen world..bestialized him [God] in the form of a brute. 1751 Phil. Lett. Physiogn. 87 (T.) Humanity is debased and bestialized where it is otherwise. 1845 Edin. Rev. July 11 While he bestializes men and humanizes beasts, he is a great moralist. 1866 Felton Anc. & Mod. Gr. I. vii. 114 Circe and her enchanting bestializing cup. |