What does baboonize mean?
Baboonize means To become, make, or treat like a baboon..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
To become, make, or treat like a baboon..
but we declaim against the introduction of foreign locks, curls, and fripperies, which serve to baboonize and obscure, rather than to ornament and illustrate the face of man, however whimsical or parsimonious nature may have been in the moulding of it.
They became "baboonized," as it were, joining ranks and traveling together in disciplined troops.
Their success was boosted by public figures who took note of the way she complimented friends and baboonized enemies.
Some of these models continue to emphasize the importance of hunting, others "baboonize" hominid origins by positing a baboon-like adaptation.
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Baboonize means To become, make, or treat like a baboon..
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but we declaim against the introduction of foreign locks, curls, and fripperies, which serve to baboonize and obscure, rather than to ornament and illustrate the face of man, however whimsical or parsimonious nature may have been in the moulding of it.
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