bestialize

verb

Definition of bestializenext
as in to humiliate
to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being men who had been bestialized by war

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  1. humiliate
  2. poison
  3. dehumanize
  4. brutalize
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  • Then, last year, the 49ers humiliated Dallas by the score of 42-10 at home.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Shaking down Bodhi, killing some bikers, jokingly humiliating his ex-girlfriend on the witness stand — less than ideal, but nothing you’re not supposed to be able to live with.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of humiliate
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  • And subsequent research has suggested most of those who were poisoned had been drinking this bootleg alcohol for pleasure or escape, not protection from COVID-19.
    ByKai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The salty water slowly poisons living trees, leaving a haunted ghost forest of dead and dying timber.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of poison
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  • This dehumanizes older women, who are seemingly viewed as not requiring a body that may meet their feminine ideals and who are less likely to be asked for their input on reconstructive care.
    Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • So, despite Trump's dangerous anti-immigration rhetoric and dehumanizing border policies, why are Latinos tempted to vote against their own community?
    Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
Definition of dehumanize
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  • Scared for the victims and their families who were stalked and brutalized in the most vicious way.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Amiri Baraka was arrested the night after Smith, for illegally possessing weapons, and he was brutalized, too.
    Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of brutalize
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