Meaning

3 senses
  1. To represent in the form of an animal.

    represent in the form of an animal

  2. To brutalize.

  3. To convert or produce material rich in animal substance.

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From animal (adjective) + -ize.

From animal (adjective) + -ize.

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Forms

animalizes, animalizing, animalized, animalized
Base formanimalize · to animalize
3rd person singularanimalizes
Present participleanimalizing
Past simpleanimalized
Past participleanimalized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyanimalize
he, she, itanimalizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsanimalized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave animalized
he, she, ithas animalized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill animalize

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • represent in the form of an animal:animalise
  • become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling:brutalizebrutaliseanimalise
  • make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman:brutalizebrutaliseanimalise

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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