BESTIALIZE

bestialize, bestialise

(verb) make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

bestialize (third-person singular simple present bestializes, present participle bestializing, simple past and past participle bestialized)

to make like a beast

to bring or reduce to the state or condition of a beast

Source: Wiktionary


Bes"tial*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestializing.]

Definition: To make bestial, or like a beast; to degrade; to brutalize. The process of bestializing humanity. Hare.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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