Bestialize (Verb)
Meaning
Make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The harsh conditions in the refugee camp started to bestialize the people, stripping them of their dignity and humanity.
- Their actions were meant to bestialize the enemy, to make them appear as less than human and deserving of no mercy.
- As the months passed in the war-torn city, the constant bombardment began to bestialize the civilians, reducing them to a state of primal survival instincts.
- The sadistic guard seemed to take pleasure in bestializing the prisoners, subjecting them to cruel treatment and degradation.
- Years of being raised by an abusive father began to bestialize the young boy, teaching him that violence was the only way to resolve conflicts.