animalized
|an-i-mal-ized|
/ˈænɪməlaɪzd/
(animalize)
make/render more animal-like
Etymology
'animalize' originates from French, specifically the word 'animaliser', ultimately from Latin 'animal' (from 'anima' meaning 'breath, soul') plus the verbal suffix '-ize' meaning 'to make'.
'Animaliser' in French was borrowed into Early Modern English as 'animalize', and its past participle/adjectival form yielded the modern English 'animalized'.
Initially, it meant 'to endow with animal life', and later broadened to 'to make more animal-like; to brutalize', with an additional technical sense 'treated with animal matter'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'animalize'.
The regime’s propaganda animalized its enemies to justify oppression.
Adjective 1
made more like an animal; rendered brutish or coarse; deprived of human refinement.
In the novel, the prisoners live in animalized conditions that strip away dignity.
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Adjective 2
(Historical/technical) Treated with or derived from animal matter; endowed with animal properties.
Some 19th‑century remedies relied on animalized products.
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Last updated: 2025/08/12 02:22