verb
- making or becoming like a beast; degrading to an animal-like state
Usage: present participle of ‘bestialize’; formal
Examples
- The harsh conditions were bestializing the prisoners.
- War has a bestializing effect on society.
- The dictator’s regime was bestializing its own people.
- Critics argued that the violent entertainment was bestializing children.
- The philosopher warned against bestializing human nature.
- Poverty was slowly bestializing the community.