dehumanize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb deprive of human qualities
    dehumanise.
    • Life in poverty has dehumanized them
  2. verb make mechanical or routine
    dehumanise.

WordNet


De*hu"man*ize transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To divest of human qualities, such as pity, tenderness, etc.; as, dehumanizing influences.

Webster 1913