dehumanize
To take away humanityTo take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.
» Strip searches are degrading and dehumanizing.
Meaning
1 sensesTo take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.
entmenschen, entmenschlichen, dehumanisieren
обесчелове́чиватьobesčelovéčivatʹ, обесчелове́читьobesčelovéčitʹ, дегуманизи́роватьdegumanizírovatʹ
дегуманізува́тиdehumanizuváty, розлю́днюватиrozljúdnjuvaty, розлю́днитиrozljúdnyty
deprive of human qualities
Examples
17 sentencesStrip searches are degrading and dehumanizing.
Condemning dehumanizing and racist rhetoric is a moral imperative.
Let us ensure that dehumanizing and racist statements are never tolerated.
He said some pretty hateful and dehumanizing things to the homeless guy.
Dehumanizing and racist statements can't be tolerated in any context.
Translations
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Forms
dehumanizes, dehumanizing, dehumanized, dehumanized| Base form | dehumanize · to dehumanize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dehumanizes |
| Present participle | dehumanizing |
| Past simple | dehumanized |
| Past participle | dehumanized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- make mechanical or routine:dehumanise
- deprive of human qualities:dehumanise
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle