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deanimalize (dee AN i muh lighz") (verb), deanimalizes; deanimalized; deanimalizing
To deprive a living creature of its character: The Johnsons took their cat to the veterinarian to have it deanimalized, or in other words, have him castrated by the removal of his reproductive organ and the claws clipped because they wanted to keep him indoors all the time.
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