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dehumanize

[dee-hyoo-muh-nahyz, -yoo-] / diˈhyu məˌnaɪz, -ˈyu- /
VERB
to deprive of dignity; treat as less than human
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barbarize brutalize imbrute
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VERB
remove the need for human skills
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Example Sentences

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“I, at one of the lowest points of my life, saw people who claim to love me f— dehumanize me and shame me and f— bully me on the way to my dad’s wake.”

From Los Angeles Times

Absent, too, are the reactions of his nonwhite siblings — their emotions or thoughts, then or now — to the dehumanizing message inherent in the decision made by their own brother and parents.

From New York Times

“Colonialism has been historically and contemporaneously built upon usurping land, labor and autonomy from racialized communities through dehumanizing violence and suppression.”

From New York Times

Trump has also launched a series of increasingly personal attacks against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, calling him “a danger to our Country” who “should be removed immediately,” and using increasingly racist and dehumanizing rhetoric.

From Seattle Times

Even if your conversation doesn’t go further than a little small talk, “you’ve humanized a very dehumanizing experience, which is today’s air travel.”

From Washington Post