monstruize

transitive verb:

1.) refers to the process of monster-making or the result of monster-making; the act of changing something into a monster.

2.) to portray a person with monster-like qualities, often as a way to degrade them or strip them of human qualities.

3.) an aspect of dehumanization.

From Latin “monstrum,” meaning monstrosity, oddity, or eyesore and Latin “-ize,” meaning to become or to subject to a specific action. Variations include monstruized, monstruizing, or monstruizes.

Dehumanizing conspiracies revolving around reptile-people are often used to monstruize the marginalized. By portraying the marginalized as reptilian, the hegemonic class strips them of human-ness by making them into monsters.