depersonalize
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de·per·son·al·ize
(dē-pûr′sə-nə-līz′)tr.v. de·per·son·al·ized, de·per·son·al·iz·ing, de·per·son·al·iz·es
1. To deprive of individual character or a sense of personal identity: a large corporation that depersonalizes its employees.
2. To render impersonal: depersonalize an interview.
de·per′son·al·i·za′tion (-sə-nə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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depersonalize
(dɪˈpɜːsnəˌlaɪz) ordepersonalise
vb (tr)
1. to deprive (a person, organization, system, etc) of individual or personal qualities; render impersonal
2. (Psychology) to cause (someone) to lose his sense of personal identity
[C19: from de- + personal + -ize]
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de•per•son•al•ize
(diˈpɜr sə nlˌaɪz)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
1. to make impersonal.
2. to deprive of personality or individuality.
[1865–70]
de•per`son•a•li•za′tion, n.
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depersonalize
Past participle: depersonalized
Gerund: depersonalizing
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| Verb | 1. | depersonalize - make impersonal or present as an object; "Will computers depersonalize human interactions?"; "Pornography objectifies women" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" personalise, personalize, individualise, individualize - make personal or more personal; "personalized service" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
depersonalize
[diːˈpɜːrsənəlaɪz] depersonalise (British) vt [+ system, situation] → dépersonnaliser
[+ person] → dépersonnaliser
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depersonalize
vt → entpersönlichen, depersonalisieren (Psych)
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depersonalize
vi. despersonalizar, hacer impersonal, deprivar de la personalidad.
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