Definition
To make something or someone behave in a savage, cruel, or animal-like manner; to degrade to the level of a beast.
Etymology
From bestial (from Latin bestia, beast) + -ize (Greek suffix meaning to make or cause to be). American English spelling. The concept reflects Renaissance and medieval concerns about human moral degradation.
Kelly Says
This verb appears in Victorian literature as a powerful way to describe moral corruption—like in Darwin's era when people worried that civilization could be 'un-made' and humans could revert to animal nature, which was a major anxiety of the time.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
野蛮にする
na-man ni-suru
ARالعربية
تخضيب
takh-diyb
BNবাংলা
যান্ত্রিকতা
yaan-trick-ta
CACatalà
bestialitzar
bes-tee-ah-li-tzar
CSČeština
bestiálit
bes-tee-ah-lit
DADansk
bestialiser
bes-tee-ah-li-seer
DEDeutsch
vermenschlichen
fer-men-shli-chen
ELΕλληνικά
βestialize
bes-tee-ah-li-ze
ESEspañol
bestializar
bes-tee-ah-lee-zar
FAفارسی
وحشی کردن
va-shee-ker-dan
FISuomi
bestialoida
bes-tee-ah-li-oi-da
FRFrançais
bestialiser
bes-tee-ah-li-seer
GUGU
જીવનની બાહ્યતા
jee-van-nee-baa-hya-ta
HAHA
bestialize
bes-tee-ah-li-ze
HEעברית
להפוך לבעל חיים
le-ha-pokh l-ba-al cha-yim
HIहिन्दी
पशु बनाना
pa-shu bana-na
HUMagyar
bestialiszálni
bes-tee-ah-li-zál-li
IDBahasa Indonesia
membestialkan
mem-bee-s-tee-ah-l-kan
IGIG
bestialize
bes-tee-ah-li-ze
ITItaliano
bestializzare
bes-tee-ah-li-tza-re
JA日本語
動物的にする
dou-but-te-ni-tsu-keru
KKKK
bestialize
bes-tee-ah-li-ze
KMKM
ប្រពៃណីសត្វ
pra-pe-i-nei-satv
KO한국어
동물적이게 만들다
dong-mul-jeok-i-ge man-deul-da
MRMR
bestialize
bes-tee-ah-li-ze
MSBahasa Melayu
membestialkan
mem-bee-s-tee-ah-l-kan
MYမြန်မာ
တိရစ္ဆာန်စွမ်း
ti-yar-sann-swum
NLNederlands
bestializeren
bes-tee-ah-li-ze-ren
NONorsk
bestialiser
bes-tee-ah-li-seer
PAPA
bestialize
bes-tee-ah-li-ze
PLPolski
bestializować
bes-tee-ah-li-zowa-t
PTPortuguês
bestializar
bes-tee-ah-li-zar
RORomână
bestializa
bes-tee-ah-li-za
RUРусский
дегуманизировать
de-goo-ma-ni-zi-ro-vat
SVSvenska
bestializera
bes-tee-ah-li-ze-ra
SWKiswahili
bestialize
bes-tee-ah-li-ze
TAதமிழ்
பூச்சித்தனமாக்கு
poo-chi-thanam-a-kku
TEతెలుగు
జంతుత్వం చేయడం
jan-tu-tva-m che-ya-dam
THไทย
ทำให้เป็นสัตว์
thae-hae-ben-sat
TLTL
bestialize
bes-tee-ah-li-ze
TRTürkçe
hayvanlaştırmak
ha-van-lar-sha-t-mak
UKУкраїнська
звірячити
zvi-rya-chit
URاردو
بestialize
bes-tee-ah-li-z
VITiếng Việt
bestialize
bes-tee-ah-li-z
YOYO
bestialize
bes-tee-ah-li-ze
ZUZU
bestialize
bes-tee-ah-li-ze