as in to poison
to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being
six months of solitary living in the jungle would animalize anyone
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Recent Examples of animalize
Sociologist Anthony Cortese found that in popular culture black women are often othered, animalized and exoticized, associating women of color with primitivity or wild sexuality.
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Katie Edwards, Washington Post, 14 July 2017
Katie Edwards, Washington Post, 14 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animalize
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Dexter’s first kill, initiated by the nurse poisoning Harry when he’s hospitalized after a heart attack, is intercut with Deb’s high school volleyball game.Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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Moscow’s disastrous war in Afghanistan in the 1980s poisoned its relations with the Muslim world, and even contributed to the collapse of the Soviet state.Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
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To see the reigning English champions humiliated and humbled in such a manner is a very rare event.Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Teeny feels humiliated over the fact that Genevieve left her out of the Sol vote, which is more than understandable.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
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From the outset of this war, public statements by high-level Israeli officials have dehumanized Palestinians and called for genocidal acts, contributing to an overall pattern of conduct that reveals Israel's true intentions.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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And heretics, even if they’re not burned at the stake, are dehumanized, ostracized and denied any empathy and understanding.Arianna Huffington, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Under Osborne and Devaney, the ’Husker offensive line battered, brutalized and bludgeoned opponents into submission.Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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While the future of Syria is a daunting question mark, the fall of the Assad dynasty, which has brutalized the Syrian people for more than 50 years, offers respite to its many, many victims and their families.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Animalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animalize. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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