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

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/
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  1. depersonalize something to make something less personal so that it does not seem as if humans with feelings and personality are involved
See depersonalize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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