ALL meanings of dehumanize
de·hu·man·ize
D d - verb dehumanize If you say that something dehumanizes people, you mean it takes away from them good human qualities such as kindness, generosity, and independence. 3
- verb dehumanize to deprive of human qualities 3
- verb dehumanize to render mechanical, artificial, or routine 3
- verb transitive dehumanize to deprive of human qualities, as pity, kindness, individuality, or creativity; make inhuman or machinelike 3
- verb with object dehumanize to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality: Conformity dehumanized him. 1
- transitive verb dehumanize portray sb as less than human 1
- transitive verb dehumanize deprive sb of humanity 1
- transitive verb dehumanize mechanize sth 1
- noun dehumanize Deprive of positive human qualities. 1
- verb dehumanize To take away humanity, to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes. 0