de·hu·man·ize

verb

/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/

(British English also dehumanise)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they dehumanize	/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/ /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/
he / she / it dehumanizes	/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪz/ /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪz/
past simple dehumanized	/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzd/ /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzd/
past participle dehumanized	/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzd/ /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzd/
-ing form dehumanizing	/ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪŋ/

dehumanize somebody to make somebody lose their human qualities such as kindness, pity, etc.; to make people seem like objects rather than human beings使丧失人性；物化
- the dehumanizing effects of poverty and squalor贫穷和肮脏的环境造成丧失人性的结果