animalise

/'æniməlaiz/ Cách viết khác : (animalise) /'æniməlaiz/
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animalise

The harsh conditions began to animalise his behavior.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman: To cause someone or something to lose human qualities of compassion, sensitivity, or refinement, becoming more like a base animal.
    • To represent in the form of an animal: To depict or describe something using animal characteristics or imagery.
Usage and Examples
  • Verb (to make brutal/unfeeling):
    • The harsh conditions of war can animalise even the most gentle souls.
    • He feared that the constant violence in the prison would animalise the inmates.
  • Verb (to represent as an animal):
    • The ancient myth animalises the forces of nature as powerful beasts.
    • Some fables animalise human traits to teach moral lessons.
Advanced Usage and Notes
  • The process of animalising often implies a degradation or reduction to a lower, more instinct-driven state.
  • In art and literature, to animalise is a technique of anthropomorphism in reverse, attributing animal forms to non-animal subjects.
  • The state of being animalised is often associated with a loss of rationality and civility.
Variants and Related Words
  • Animalisation (noun): The process or result of making something brutal or representing it as an animal.
    • The animalisation of the enemy in propaganda made violence seem acceptable.
  • Animalize (verb): The preferred spelling in American English for 'animalise'.
  • Brutalise (verb): A close synonym, specifically emphasizing the aspect of making someone cruel or violent.
Synonyms
  • Brutalize: To make someone brutal or cruel.
  • Dehumanize: To deprive of positive human qualities.
  • Bestialize: To make like a beast; to degrade.
Antonyms
  • Humanize: To make more human or civilized.
  • Civilize: To bring to a more advanced or humane stage of social development.
Related Phrases and Concepts
  • To reduce to an animal state: This phrase captures the core meaning of causing someone to act on base instincts.
  • Animalistic representation: Describing the act of depicting something with animal features, relating to the second meaning.
animalise

The harsh conditions began to animalise his behavior.

Verb
  1. become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
  2. make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
    • Life in the camps had brutalized him
  3. represent in the form of an animal

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