dehumanize

de·hu·man·ize  (d-hym-nz)

tr.v. de·hu·man·ized, de·hu·man·iz·ing, de·hu·man·iz·es

1. To deprive of human qualities such as individuality, compassion, or civility: slaves who had been dehumanized by their abysmal condition.

2. To render mechanical and routine.

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de·human·i·zation (-m-n-zshn) n.

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dehumanize, dehumanise [diːˈhjuːməˌnaɪz]

vb (tr)

1. to deprive of human qualities

2. to render mechanical, artificial, or routine

dehumanization , dehumanisation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dehumanize - deprive of human qualities; "Life in poverty has dehumanized them" dehumanise demean, disgrace, degrade, take down, put down - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" humanise, humanize - make more humane; "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city"
	2.	dehumanize - make mechanical or routine dehumanise mechanise, mechanize - make mechanical; "mechanize the procedure"

Translations

dehumanize [diːˈhjuːmənaɪz] VT → deshumanizar

dehumanize [diːˈhjuːmənaɪz] dehumanise (British) vt [+ person] → déshumaniser

dehumanize

vt → entmenschlichen

dehumanize [diːˈhjuːməˌnaɪz] vt → disumanizzare

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dehumanize [diːˈhjuːməˌnaɪz] vt → disumanizzare