dehumanize
pronunciation
How to pronounce dehumanize in British English:
UK [ˌdi:ˈhju:mənaɪz]
How to pronounce dehumanize in American English:
US [diˈhjuməˌnaɪz]
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- Verb:
- deprive of human qualities
- make mechanical or routine
Word Origin
- dehumanize (v.)
- 1818, from de- + humanize. Related: Dehumanized; dehumanizing.
Example
- 1. We are taught to dehumanize the other .
- 2. Still , this book gives reasonable warnings about how technology could dehumanize us .
- 3. Without this responsibility , we personalize the differences and dehumanize each other .
- 4. The secret of much murder and evildoing is to dehumanize the victim , to make him alien , to make him other , a different species .
- 5. We reject all religious , ideological , or moral codes that denigrate the individual , suppressing freedom , dull intellect , dehumanize personality .