dehumanize

dehumanize
/dee hyooh"meuh nuyz'/ or, often, /-yooh"-/, v.t., dehumanized, dehumanizing.
to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality: Conformity dehumanized him.
Also, esp. Brit., dehumanise.
[1810-20; DE- + HUMANIZE]

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