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de⋅per⋅son⋅al⋅ize

  [dee-pur-suh-nl-ahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to make impersonal.
2. to deprive of personality or individuality: a mechanistic society that is depersonalizing its members.
Also, especially British, de⋅per⋅son⋅al⋅ise.

Origin:
1865–70; de- + personalize
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de·per·son·al·ize   (dē-pûr'sə-nə-līz')   
tr.v.   de·per·son·al·ized, de·per·son·al·iz·ing, de·per·son·al·iz·es

  1. To deprive of individual character or a sense of personal identity: a large corporation that depersonalizes its employees.

  2. To render impersonal: depersonalize an interview.

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