animalizing
|an-i-mal-iz-ing|
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/ˈænɪməˌlaɪzɪŋ/
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/ˈænɪməlaɪzɪŋ/
(animalize)
make/render more animal-like
Etymology
'animalize' originates from French, specifically the word 'animaliser', where the suffix '-iser' meant 'to make, render', built on 'animal' from Latin 'animalis' meaning 'living being; having breath'.
'animaliser' transformed into English as 'animalize' via Middle French and Early Modern English, and eventually the modern English participial form 'animalizing' came into regular use.
Initially, it meant 'to endow with animal life' or 'to convert to animal matter'; over time it evolved into the broader sense 'to make more animal-like; to brutalize or dehumanize'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the act or process of making something animal-like or converting it to animal matter (archaic/technical).
Animalizing of opponents corrodes democracy.
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Verb 1
present participle form of 'animalize'.
They are animalizing the debate by resorting to slurs.
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Adjective 1
tending to make someone or something more animal-like; degrading or dehumanizing in effect.
The speech had an animalizing influence on the crowd.
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Last updated: 2025/08/12 02:38