animalise

• Verbe désuet signifiant rendre semblable à un animal ou bestial ; rabaisser au niveau d’une bête.

An obsolete verb meaning to make animal-like or bestial; to degrade to the level of an animal.

1. Represent as an animalC2formalbritish

   To depict or portray something or someone in the form or likeness of an animal.

   représenter comme un animal

   • The artist chose to animalise the human figures in his painting.
   • In the cartoon, the characters are animalised to make them more relatable.
   • The myth animalises natural forces, giving them animal forms.

   Synonymesanimalize

2. Make brutal or inhumanC2formalbritish

   To cause someone to become brutal, unfeeling, or lacking in human sensitivity.

   rendre brutal ou inhumain

   • The harsh conditions of war can animalise even the most gentle souls.
   • Prolonged isolation and cruelty can animalise a person's character.
   • The regime's propaganda sought to animalise its opponents.

   Synonymesdegradedehumanize

   Antonymescivilisegentlehumaniserefine

3. Become insensitiveC2formalbritish

   To become brutal, insensitive, or devoid of human feelings.

   s'abrutir, devenir insensible

   • After years of abuse, he began to animalise, losing all empathy.
   • The protagonist animalises as a result of his traumatic experiences.
   • In the novel, the villain gradually animalises, becoming a monster.

   Synonymesbrutalisedehumanisedehumanize

   Antonymescivilisehumaniserefinesoften