| v. t. | 1. | To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form. |
| 2. | To convert into animal matter by the processes of assimilation. | |
| 3. | To render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a lower animal; to sensualize. |
| Verb | 1. | animalize - represent in the form of an animal Synonyms: animalise |
| 2. | animalize - make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" | |
| 3. | animalize - become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling |