1. to make or become animal in nature; to reduce to or treat as an animal
Usage: British spelling (American: animalizes); third person singular present tense
2. to give animal characteristics or form to something
Usage: British spelling (American: animalizes); third person singular present tense

Examples

• The artist animalises the human figures in her paintings by exaggerating their features.
• Harsh conditions animalises people, stripping away their civility.
• The film animalises its characters through grotesque makeup and movement.
• Poverty and desperation can animalise human behavior in extreme situations.
• The sculptor animalises abstract forms to create hybrid creatures.