Verb: dehumanize dee'hyoo-mu,nIz
- Deprive of human qualities
"Life in poverty has dehumanized them";
- dehumanise [Brit]
- Make mechanical or routine
"The repetitive factory work dehumanized the employees";
- dehumanise [Brit]
Derived forms: dehumanized, dehumanizes, dehumanizing
Type of: degrade, demean, disgrace, mechanise [Brit], mechanize, put down, take down
Encyclopedia: Dehumanize