To practice cannibalism; to engage in eating human flesh.
From anthropophagus + -ize (verb-forming suffix). Created in 19th century anthropological discourse as a way to describe practices verb-wise.
Making 'anthropophagize' into a verb suggests it's a deliberate practice or cultural behavior, which shaped how Europeans talked about and judged other peoples—the choice of vocabulary literally changed how they understood the world.
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