tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

1. To deprive of human qualities such as individuality, compassion, or civility: slaves who had been dehumanized by their abysmal condition.
2. To render mechanical and routine.

dehumanization de·hu'man·i·za'tion (-mə-nĭ-zā'shən) n.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: deprive of human qualities
  Synonym: dehumanise
  Antonym: humanize (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: make mechanical or routine
  Synonym: dehumanise

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - umenneskeliggøre, gøre mekanisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontmenselijken

Français (French)
v. tr. - déshumaniser

Deutsch (German)
v. - entmenschlichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκτηνώνω, μετατρέπω σε ρουτίνα/μηχανική κίνηση

Italiano (Italian)
disumanizzare

idioms:

• become dehumanized    disumanizzarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desumanizar

idioms:

• become dehumanized    tornar-se desumano

Русский (Russian)
дегуманизировать

idioms:

• become dehumanized    больше не ведет себя по человечески

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - deshumanizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avhumanisera

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
使失人性

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使失人性

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (사람을) 몰개성화 하게 만들다, 인간미를 말살하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 人間らしさを奪う, 人間性を失わせる

idioms:

• become dehumanized    非人間的になる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجرد شئ من الصفات الإنسانيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נטל צלם-אנוש‬

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