pronunc at bestial II+ˌīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: bestial (II) + -ize
1. : to change into a beast (sense 1b)
a man who has been bestialized into a gigantic beetle — Time
2. : to cause to display bestial qualities : brutalize , degrade
such values as those of technics, the state, the race or the class bestialize man — J.H.Hallowell