n. The act of making into an animal, or of endowing with animal attributes; the act of representing (a higher being) under the form of an animal, as bearing its characteristic part, or as having its lower instincts and tastes.n. The process of rendering or of becoming animal or degraded in life or habits; the state of being under the influence of animal instincts and passions; brutalization; sensualization.n. Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation.n. The process of giving to vegetable fiber the appearance and quality of animal fiber. See animalize.n. Population by animals; the number and kind of animals in a given place or region.n. Also spelled animalisation.