depersonalizing
present participle ofdepersonalize
depersonalize
verb[T]
(UKusuallydepersonalise)uk/ˌdiːˈpɜː.sən.əl.aɪz/us/ˌdiːˈpɝː.sən.əl.aɪz/toremovefrom aperson,organization,object, etc. thequalitiesorfeaturesthat make themparticularorspecial:
Hethinksthatwearinguniformsatschooldepersonalizeschildren.
Synonym
objectify
Opposite
personalize
Taking things away from someone or somewhere
- appropriate
- bear away
- confiscate
- confiscation
- creamsomething/someoneoff
- debug
- drain
- expropriate
- expropriation
- extractive
- get off
- impound
- relieve
- rob
- rootsomething/someoneout
- routsomeoneout
- seize
- shear
- stripping
- sweep
Examplesofdepersonalizing
depersonalizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
You're not just in there to do the work :depersonalizingpolicies and the exploitation of home care worker's labor.
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Despite their admirable political or moral intentions, both groups are guilty of dehistoricizing anddepersonalizingthe 'essential subject'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Sometimes, clearly, the existence of such communities supplies no effective response to thedepersonalizingeffects of the process of dying.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rather than objectifying anddepersonalizing, it is enriching for a person because it is a sincere gift of the self in love.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is sometimes considered an expression of modesty, but it is an entirely optional method ofdepersonalizinga submissive during play.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Countering the wide-angle,depersonalizingoperations of such entities.
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