01 v. t. To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form.
imp. & p. p.
Animalized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Animalizing
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1.
To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form.
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2.
To convert into animal matter by the processes of assimilation.
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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.