dehumanize
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transitive verb \(ˌ)dē-ˈhyü-mə-ˌnīz, (ˌ)dē-ˈyü-\Definition of DEHUMANIZE
: to deprive of human qualities, personality, or spirit
— de·hu·man·i·za·tion \(ˌ)dē-ˌhyü-mə-nə-ˈzā-shən, (ˌ)dē-ˌyü-\ noun
Examples of DEHUMANIZE
- Inspectors have observed terrible factory conditions that dehumanize workers.
- the dehumanizing nature of torture
First Known Use of DEHUMANIZE
1818
Related to DEHUMANIZE
- Synonyms
- animalize, bestialize, brutalize
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