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/ |
- 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
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