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dehumanize

verb as in to deprive of dignity; treat as less than human

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verb as in remove the need for human skills

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It will stop at nothing to debase and dehumanize any opposition — openly acknowledging that it dreams of burying in excrement even those who peacefully object.

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But alongside its rhythmic bravado, reparto’s explicit language often veers into the dehumanizing and misogynistic.

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More critics online quickly denounced the post as “vile” and “dehumanizing”.

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It’s used to dehumanize us, to surveil us, to protect the police.

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“We need to support artists, not dehumanize them.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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