dehumanize

English

Etymology

de- +‎ humanize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /diːˈhjuːmənaɪz/

Verb

dehumanize (third-person singular simple present dehumanizes, present participle dehumanizing, simple past and past participle dehumanized)

1. To take away humanity, to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes.
   • 2003, Stephen P. Garvey editor, Beyond Repair? America's Death Penalty, ISBN 9780822330431, page 141:

     And, in this country, the traditional, ingrained way to dehumanize people, to make both their pain and their individuality irrelevant, is to rely on their race.

   • 1968, Stewart L. Udall, 1976: Agenda for Tomorrow, page 3:

     Yet we are dismayed by the failures and forces that dehumanize and defeat the finest dreams and plans of this generation.

Translations

to take away humanity

• Catalan: deshumanitzar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 獸化 (cmn) (shòuhuà)

• Finnish: ottaa pois ihmisarvo (fi)

• Icelandic: (make inhuman) gera ómennskan (is) m, (make an insensible beast) gera að tilfinningalausri skepnu (is) f
• Spanish: deshumanizar (es)

Alternative forms

• de-humanize
• dehumanise (U.K.)
• de-humanise