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impersonalize

verb
im·​per·​son·​al·​ize | \ (ˌ)im-ˈpərs-nə-ˌlīz How to pronounce impersonalize (audio) , -ˈpər-sə-nə-\
impersonalized; impersonalizing; impersonalizes

Definition of impersonalize

transitive verb

: to make impersonal technology that impersonalizes the learning process

Other Words from impersonalize

impersonalization \ (ˌ)im-​ˌpərs-​nə-​lə-​ˈzā-​shən How to pronounce impersonalization (audio) , -​ˌpər-​sə-​nə-​ \ noun

First Known Use of impersonalize

circa 1899, in the meaning defined above

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