bestialize

Meanings

• Verb

  To make (an animal) lose its natural qualities and become more like a domestic animal.

  - "The farmer bestialized the wild boar to turn it into a pig."
  - "Bestializing cattle was a common practice in ancient times."

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Variants

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bestial , bestialize , bestialized , bestializes , bestializing , bestially

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'bestia' meaning beast, and the suffix '-ize' which means to make or cause to become.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'bestialize' is not commonly used in everyday language, but it can be found in literary and scholarly contexts.

2. The concept of bestiality, which is closely related to the term 'bestialize', has been a subject of controversy and debate throughout history.

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Related Concepts

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1. Bestiality: The practice of having sexual relations with animals.

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Culture

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The term 'bestialize' is often used metaphorically to refer to behaving in a brutish or animalistic way. It has been used in literature, such as in Shakespeare's 'Othello' and Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. In art, the concept of bestiality has been explored in various forms, including paintings and sculptures.

How to Memorize "bestialize"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the process of domesticating an animal, such as a wild boar becoming a pig.
   - Visualize the transformation from a wild beast to a tamed animal.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'bestialize' with the process of domestication.
   - Associate it with the transformation of wild animals into tame ones.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'B-E-S-T-I-A-L-I-Z-E': Beast, make it lose its natural qualities, and turn it into a domestic animal.

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