Meaning of baboonize | Babel Free

Definitions

To become, make, or treat like a baboon.

Examples

“but we declaim against the introduction of foreign locks, curls, and fripperies, which serve⟳ to baboonize and obscure, rather than to ornament and illustrate⟳ the face⟳ of man, however whimsical or parsimonious nature may have⟳ been in the moulding of it.”

“They became "baboonized," as it were, joining ranks and traveling together in disciplined troops.”

“Their success was boosted by public figures who took note⟳ of the way she complimented friends and baboonized enemies.”

“Some of these models continue⟳ to emphasize the importance of hunting, others "baboonize" hominid origins by positing a baboon-like adaptation.”

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