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depersonalize
(de|per¦son¦al|ize)
Pronunciation:
/diːˈpəːs(ə)n(ə)lʌɪz/
(also
depersonalise
)
verb
[
with object
]
divest of human characteristics or individuality:
I thought that death, like marriage, depersonalized people
(as adjective
depersonalized
)
a depersonalized view of nature
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