impersonalize

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verb

im·​per·​son·​al·​ize (ˌ)im-ˈpər-sə-nə-ˌlīz 

-ˈpərs-nə-

impersonalized; impersonalizing; impersonalizes

transitive verb

: to make impersonal

technology that impersonalizes the learning process

impersonalization

(ˌ)im-ˌpər-sə-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

-ˌpərs-nə-

noun

impersonalization

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noun

im·​personalization (¦)im 

əm+

: the act of impersonalizing or the state of being impersonalized

the growing impersonalization of higher civilizations

—A. L. Kroeber

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1802, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for impersonalize

• contextualize
• industrialize
• materialise
• materialize
• memorialize
• microenterprise
• overemphasize
• particularize
• revolutionise
• revolutionize
• actualize
• antagonize