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Definition of dehumanize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dehumanize

verb
 
/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/
 
/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/
(British English also dehumanise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dehumanize
 
/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/
 
/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/
he / she / it dehumanizes
 
/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪz/
 
/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪz/
past simple dehumanized
 
/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzd/
 
/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzd/
past participle dehumanized
 
/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzd/
 
/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzd/
-ing form dehumanizing
 
/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. dehumanize somebody to make somebody lose their human qualities such as kindness, pity, etc.; to make people seem like objects rather than human beings
    • the dehumanizing effects of poverty and squalor
See dehumanize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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