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dehumanize

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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.

de·human·i·zation (-m-n-zshn) n.

dehumanize or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised
1. to deprive of the qualities thought of as being best in human beings, such as kindness
2. to make (an activity) mechanical or routine
dehumanization
-isation n
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Verb1.dehumanize - deprive of human qualities; "Life in poverty has dehumanized them"
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
mechanise, mechanize - make mechanical; "mechanize the procedure"

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