| VERB | emotion | dehumanize, dehumanise | deprive of human qualities |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | dehumanize, dehumanise | make mechanical or routine |
| Sounds | dihhhyuw'mahnayz | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz... | |
| Meaning | deprive of human qualities. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Life in poverty has dehumanized them" | |
| Synonym | dehumanise | |
| Broader | take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down | Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally |
| Opposite | humanize, humanise | make more humane |
| Spanish | deshumanizar | |
| Catalan | deshumanitzar | |
| Nouns | dehumanization | the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities |
| Meaning | make mechanical or routine. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | dehumanise | |
| Broader | mechanize, mechanise | make mechanical |
| Spanish | deshumanizar | |
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