ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Animalization

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Animalization is a noun meaning The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties.

Meaning

The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties.

More Meanings

  1. Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation.

Example Sentences

The raw material of this restoration is derived from without : the alimentary canal , in which the conversion and animalisation of the food take place , is provided , in the Vertebrata , with two apertures

Word Forms

Synonyms for animalization

Depending on context, synonyms include brutalization, brutalisation, animalisation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include brutalisation, brutalization, animalisation, anthropomorphization, humanation, anthropomorphitism.

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