1. making someone or something more like an animal in behavior or characteristics
Usage: present participle of animalize
2. treating a person as if they were an animal rather than a human being
Usage: present participle of animalize

Examples

• The harsh conditions were animalizing the prisoners.
• Critics argued that the reality show was animalizing its contestants.
• The war had an animalizing effect on the soldiers.
• She worried that constant competition was animalizing her students.
• The documentary showed how poverty was animalizing entire communities.
• His behavior became increasingly crude, as if something was animalizing him.