animalised
|an-i-mal-ised|
/ˈænɪməlaɪzd/
(animalise)
make or turn into animal-like/animal matter
Etymology
'animalise' originates from English formation on 'animal' (from Latin 'animalis' < 'anima' meaning 'breath, life, soul') plus the verbal suffix '-ise' (via French '-iser', from Greek '-izein').
'animal' from Latin 'animalis' entered English via Old French; the verb 'animalize' arose in Early Modern English by adding '-ize', with British English later standardizing the spelling 'animalise'. The past form 'animalised' follows the regular '-ed' pattern.
Initially used in scientific and philosophical contexts meaning 'to convert into animal matter or make animal in nature,' it broadened to figurative uses describing the act or result of rendering someone or something more bestial or coarse.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'animalise'.
The chemist animalised the compound in the experiment.
Adjective 1
made animal-like; rendered more bestial, coarse, or driven by base appetites.
The novel depicts an animalised society devoid of empathy.
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Adjective 2
(Historical, physiology/chemistry) Converted into animal matter; assimilated by the body as animal tissue.
In older texts, food was said to be animalised during digestion.
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Last updated: 2025/08/11 23:07