Dewey, the Vermont farm boy, had watched the same process of impersonalization take place with the industrialization and urbanization of the United States (George Simpson).
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per´son|al|i|za´tion — per|son|al|ize «PUR suh nuh lyz, PURS nuh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make personal; cause to be distinctly one s own: »to personalize stationery. 2. to personify. 3. to take as personal. –per´son|al|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
per|son|i|fi|ca|tion — «puhr SON uh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. a striking example; embodiment; type: »A miser is the personification of greed. SYNONYM(S): exemplification. 2. the act or fact of representing as a person, such as speaking of the sun as he and the moon as… … Useful english dictionary
de|per|son|al|i|za|tion — «dee PUR suh nuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the process of depersonalizing or condition of being depersonalized. 2. Psychology. a loss of the sense of personal identity, occurring especially in some forms of mental illness: »Their [mental patients… … Useful english dictionary
per|son|al|ize — «PUR suh nuh lyz, PURS nuh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make personal; cause to be distinctly one s own: »to personalize stationery. 2. to personify. 3. to take as personal. –per´son|al|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
per·son·i·fi·ca·tion — /pɚˌsɑːnəfəˈkeıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [count] 1 a : a person who has a lot of a particular quality and who is the perfect example of someone who has that quality often + of Your father is the personification of kindness and generosity. [=he is… … Useful english dictionary
per´son|a´tion — per|son|ate1 «PUR suh nayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to act the part of (a character in a play or in history); impersonate. 2. to represent as a person in literature or art; personify. 3 … Useful english dictionary
per´son|a´tor — per|son|ate1 «PUR suh nayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to act the part of (a character in a play or in history); impersonate. 2. to represent as a person in literature or art; personify. 3 … Useful english dictionary
per|son|ate — per|son|ate1 «PUR suh nayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to act the part of (a character in a play or in history); impersonate. 2. to represent as a person in literature or art; personify. 3 … Useful english dictionary
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im|per|son|a|tion — «ihm PUR suh NAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of impersonating: »The entertainer gave an impersonation of a famous movie actor. 2. the fact or condition of being impersonated. 3. a representation; personification; type: »The face of a pretty,… … Useful english dictionary
