depersonalize
verb/diːˈpɜːsənəlaɪz/
/diːˈpɜːrsənəlaɪz/
(British English also depersonalise)
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they depersonalize | /diːˈpɜːsənəlaɪz/ /diːˈpɜːrsənəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it depersonalizes | /diːˈpɜːsənəlaɪzɪz/ /diːˈpɜːrsənəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple depersonalized | /diːˈpɜːsənəlaɪzd/ /diːˈpɜːrsənəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle depersonalized | /diːˈpɜːsənəlaɪzd/ /diːˈpɜːrsənəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form depersonalizing | /diːˈpɜːsənəlaɪzɪŋ/ /diːˈpɜːrsənəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- depersonalize something to make something less personal so that it does not seem as if humans with feelings and personality are involved
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