impersonalize
[ im-pur-suh-nl-ahyz ]
verb (used with object),im·per·son·al·ized, im·per·son·al·iz·ing.
to make impersonal: She says that ATMs have largely impersonalized our banking.
Origin of impersonalize
1First recorded in 1875–80; impersonal + -ize
- Also especially British, im·per·son·al·ise .
Other words from impersonalize
- im·per·son·al·i·za·tion, noun
Words Nearby impersonalize
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British Dictionary definitions for impersonalize
impersonalize
impersonalise
/ (ɪmˈpɜːsənəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make impersonal, esp to rid of such human characteristics as sympathy, warmth, etc; dehumanize
Derived forms of impersonalize
- impersonalization or impersonalisation, noun
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