Meaning

2 senses

  1. To make like a beast.

    make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to

  2. To bring or reduce to the state or condition of a beast.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From bestial + -ize.

From bestial + -ize.

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Forms

bestializes, bestializing, bestialized, bestialized
Base formbestialize · to bestialize
3rd person singularbestializes
Present participlebestializing
Past simplebestialized
Past participlebestialized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybestialize
he, she, itbestializes

Past simpleLesson

all personsbestialized

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bestialize

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to:bestialise

Word family

2 related words
Relatedbestialbestialization

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bestA1bestiebestowB2bestsellerB2
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