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dehumanize

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de⋅hu⋅man⋅ize

  [dee-hyoo-muh-nahyz or, often, -yoo-]
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–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

Related forms:
de⋅hu⋅man⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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de·hu·man·ize   (dē-hyōō'mə-nīz')   
tr.v.   de·hu·man·ized, de·hu·man·iz·ing, de·hu·man·iz·es

  1. To deprive of human qualities such as individuality, compassion, or civility: slaves who had been dehumanized by their abysmal condition.

  2. To render mechanical and routine.

de·hu'man·i·za'tion (-mə-nĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Word Origin & History

dehumanize 
1818 (see human).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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