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dehumanize

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·hu·man·ize (also dehumanise British English) /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/ verb [transitive]  BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSto treat people so badly that they lose their good human qualities 使丧失人性 War dehumanizes people. 战争使人们丧失人性。dehumanizing adjectivedehumanization /diːˌhjuːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -nə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
dehumanizeTerkel says today's society has been dehumanized by technology.
de·hu·man·ize verbChineseSyllable
lose Corpus that to their people so treat they badly


dehumanize
dehumanize (also dehumanise British English) /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/ verb [transitive]
to treat people so badly that they lose their good human qualities:
    War dehumanizes people.
—dehumanizing adjective
—dehumanization /diːˌhjuːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -nə-/ noun [uncountable]


de·hu·man·ize (BrE also de·hu·man·ise) BrE /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they dehumanize BrE /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it dehumanizes BrE /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple dehumanized BrE /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzd/ 🔊past participle dehumanized BrE /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form dehumanizing BrE /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to make sb lose their human qualities such as kindness, pity, etc. 使丧失人性;使无人性the dehumanizing effects of poverty and squalor贫穷和肮脏的环境造成丧失人性的结果 de·hu·man·iza·tion, de·hu·man·isa·tion BrE /ˌdiːˌhjuːmənaɪˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdiːˌhjuːmənəˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]