simianize
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Editorial_cartoon_depicting_Charles_Darwin_as_an_ape_(1871).jpg.webp)
A caricature that simianizes Charles Darwin.
Etymology
simian + -ize
Verb
simianize (third-person singular simple present simianizes, present participle simianizing, simple past and past participle simianized)
- (transitive) To represent (a person, typically of a foreign or minority ethnicity) as simian.
- Hypernym: animalize
Alternative forms
- simianise (non-Oxford British spelling)
Related terms
- simianization