dehumanise

dehumanise
verb
1. deprive of human qualities
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Life in poverty has dehumanized them

Syn: ↑dehumanize
Ant: ↑humanize (for: ↑dehumanize)
Derivationally related forms: ↑dehumanisation, ↑dehumanization (for: ↑dehumanize)
Hypernyms: ↑take down, ↑degrade, ↑disgrace, ↑demean, ↑put down
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s somebody

2. make mechanical or routine
Syn: ↑dehumanize
Hypernyms: ↑mechanize, ↑mechanise
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something


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