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demassification

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de⋅mas⋅si⋅fy

[dee-mas-uh-fahy]
–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy⋅ing.
1. to cause (society or a social system) to become less uniform or centralized; diversify or decentralize: to demassify the federal government.
2. to break (something standardized or homogeneous) into elements that appeal to individual tastes or special interests: to demassify the magazine industry into special-interest periodicals.
Also, de-mas⋅si⋅fy.


Origin:
de- + mass + -ify


de⋅mas⋅si⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion, noun
de⋅mas⋅si⋅fi⋅er, noun
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