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DEHUMANIZE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make mechanical or routine

Synonyms:

dehumanise; dehumanize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "dehumanize" is one way to...):

mechanise; mechanize (make mechanical)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Deprive of human qualities

Example:

Life in poverty has dehumanized them

Synonyms:

dehumanise; dehumanize

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "dehumanize" is one way to...):

degrade; demean; disgrace; put down; take down (reduce in worth or character, usually verbally)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Antonym:

humanize (make more humane)

Derivation:

dehumanization (the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities)

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