animalise
verb
Familiar
1.v.represent in the form of an animal
2.v.make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
“Life in the camps had brutalized him”
3.v.become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
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animalise and animalize differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. animalise means “represent in the form of an animal”. animalize means “represent in the form of an animal”.
1.v.represent in the form of an animal
2.v.make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
“Life in the camps had brutalized him”
3.v.become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
1.v.represent in the form of an animal
2.v.make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
“Life in the camps had brutalized him”
3.v.become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
| animalise | animalize | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| Said | — | — |
| Syllables | 4 | 4 |
| Letters | 9 | 9 |
| Parts of speech | verb | verb |
| Senses | 3 | 3 |
| How common | Familiar | Familiar |
| Synonyms | animalize | animalise |
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