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dehumanise

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de⋅hu⋅man⋅ize

[dee-hyoo-muh-nahyz or, often, -yoo-]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality: Conformity dehumanized him.
Also, especially British, de⋅hu⋅man⋅ise.


Origin:
1810–20; de- + humanize


de⋅hu⋅man⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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dehumanize 
1818 (see human).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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