English verb: animalise | |||
1. | animalise (creation) represent in the form of an animal | ||
Synonyms | animalize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | interpret, represent | ||
2. | animalise (change) make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman | ||
Samples | Life in the camps had brutalized him. | ||
Synonyms | animalize, brutalise, brutalize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
3. | animalise (change) become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling | ||
Synonyms | animalize, brutalise, brutalize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||