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de·hu·man·ize
(dē-hyo͞o′mə-nīz′)tr.v. de·hu·man·ized, de·hu·man·iz·ing, de·hu·man·iz·es
1. To deprive of human qualities such as individuality, compassion, or civility: slaves who had been dehumanized by their abysmal condition.
2. To render mechanical and routine.
de·hu′man·i·za′tion (-mə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.
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dehumanize
(diːˈhjuːməˌnaɪz) ordehumanise
vb (tr)
1. to deprive of human qualities
2. to render mechanical, artificial, or routine
deˌhumaniˈzation, deˌhumaniˈsation n
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de•hu•man•ize
(diˈhyu məˌnaɪz or, often, -ˈyu-)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality.
[1810–20]
de•hu`man•i•za′tion, n.
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dehumanize
Past participle: dehumanized
Gerund: dehumanizing
| Imperative |
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| dehumanize |
| dehumanize |
| Present |
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| I dehumanize |
| you dehumanize |
| he/she/it dehumanizes |
| we dehumanize |
| you dehumanize |
| they dehumanize |
| Preterite |
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| I dehumanized |
| you dehumanized |
| he/she/it dehumanized |
| we dehumanized |
| you dehumanized |
| they dehumanized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am dehumanizing |
| you are dehumanizing |
| he/she/it is dehumanizing |
| we are dehumanizing |
| you are dehumanizing |
| they are dehumanizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have dehumanized |
| you have dehumanized |
| he/she/it has dehumanized |
| we have dehumanized |
| you have dehumanized |
| they have dehumanized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was dehumanizing |
| you were dehumanizing |
| he/she/it was dehumanizing |
| we were dehumanizing |
| you were dehumanizing |
| they were dehumanizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had dehumanized |
| you had dehumanized |
| he/she/it had dehumanized |
| we had dehumanized |
| you had dehumanized |
| they had dehumanized |
| Future |
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| I will dehumanize |
| you will dehumanize |
| he/she/it will dehumanize |
| we will dehumanize |
| you will dehumanize |
| they will dehumanize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have dehumanized |
| you will have dehumanized |
| he/she/it will have dehumanized |
| we will have dehumanized |
| you will have dehumanized |
| they will have dehumanized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be dehumanizing |
| you will be dehumanizing |
| he/she/it will be dehumanizing |
| we will be dehumanizing |
| you will be dehumanizing |
| they will be dehumanizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been dehumanizing |
| you have been dehumanizing |
| he/she/it has been dehumanizing |
| we have been dehumanizing |
| you have been dehumanizing |
| they have been dehumanizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been dehumanizing |
| you will have been dehumanizing |
| he/she/it will have been dehumanizing |
| we will have been dehumanizing |
| you will have been dehumanizing |
| they will have been dehumanizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been dehumanizing |
| you had been dehumanizing |
| he/she/it had been dehumanizing |
| we had been dehumanizing |
| you had been dehumanizing |
| they had been dehumanizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would dehumanize |
| you would dehumanize |
| he/she/it would dehumanize |
| we would dehumanize |
| you would dehumanize |
| they would dehumanize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have dehumanized |
| you would have dehumanized |
| he/she/it would have dehumanized |
| we would have dehumanized |
| you would have dehumanized |
| they would have dehumanized |
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Verb 1. dehumanize - deprive of human qualities; "Life in poverty has dehumanized them"
2. dehumanize - make mechanical or routine
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dehumanize
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