Synonyms for dehumanize
diˈhyu məˌnaɪz or, often, -ˈyu-de·hu·man·ize

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1. dehumanize, dehumaniseverb

   deprive of human qualities

   "Life in poverty has dehumanized them"

   Synonyms:
   dehumanise

   Antonyms:
   humanize, humanise

2. dehumanize, dehumaniseverb

   make mechanical or routine

   Synonyms:
   dehumanise

   Antonyms:
   humanise, humanize

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1. • Degrade
   • Mechanize

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1. Matthew Lebowitz:

   One of the benefits often touted for the biological explanations of mental disorders is that they can reduce blame and personal responsibility for their symptoms, but there are some problems with that. Biological explanations can start to dehumanize patients.

2. Mallory McMorrow:

   I am the biggest threat to your hollow, hateful scheme, because you can't claim that you are targeting marginalized kids in the name of' parental rights' if another parent is standing up to say no. So, then what ? Then you dehumanize and marginalize me.

3. Sedef Cakmak:

   A concerted effort is underway to dehumanize the streets, to create a society stripped of its reactions, for all its flaws, Turkey has a certain culture of democracy which there's an effort underway to destroy. People will react to that in whatever form.

4. Joe Connor:

   They just dehumanize our families for political gain, i guess they call it gaslighting. They can say these things that will make people believe that these riots were worse than the worst thing that happened on American soil. Either they're ignorant or they're just really devious and clever, and you can put nothing past them, because if you're willing to lie to that degree … It's a disturbing trend to me.

5. Marjorie Funderburg:

   You can dehumanize people when they are just abstract concepts to you, affirmative action, voting rights — these are issues that you can depersonalize. But you can't depersonalize your cousin's husband at the barbecue who asks you to pass the ketchup. It's hard to dismiss or take a stance against love when it's in your face.