Bestialize ✨

Used to analyze characters who undergo a transformation—either literal (turning into an animal) or metaphorical (losing moral compass).

Describing how certain conditions, like war, can "bestialize" participants by stripping away their humanity. bestialize

BESTIALITY definition in American English - Collins Dictionary bestialize

While related by root, "bestialize" is a verb describing a process of degradation, whereas "bestiality" refers to specific sexual acts between humans and animals. bestialize

It is a formal term. In everyday conversation, people are more likely to use "dehumanize" or "brutalize" to convey the same meaning.

bestialize in British English. or bestialise (ˈbɛstɪəˌlaɪz ) verb. (transitive) to make bestial or brutal. Collins Dictionary