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BESTIALIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to

Synonyms:

bestialise; bestialize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "bestialize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

bestial (resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility)

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