Animalize and Cleanse

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Animalize verb - To make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being.

Usage example: six months of solitary living in the jungle would animalize anyone

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Cleanse is an antonym for animalize.

Cleanse verb - To free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially.

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Animalize is an antonym for cleanse.

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