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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Dehumanize

/dĭh-yo͞om'-ən-īz/ · De·hu·man·ize · IPA /diːˈhjuːmənaɪz/
01 v. t. To divest of human qualities, such as pity, tenderness, etc.; as, dehumanizing influences.
  1. 1.
    To divest of human qualities, such as pity, tenderness, etc.; as, dehumanizing influences.