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Animalize
Pronunciation : An"i*mal*ize
Part of Speech : v. t. [imp. & p. p. Animalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Animalizing.]
Etymology : [Cf. F. animaliser.]
Definition : 1. To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form. Warburton.
2. To convert into animal matter by the processes of assimilation.
3. To render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a lower animal; to sensualize. The unconscious irony of the Epicurean poet on the animalizing tendency of his own philosophy. Coleridge.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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