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dehumanize

/dɪhˈjuːmənaɪz/dih-HYOO-muh-nyz
/dɪhˈjumənaɪz/dih-HYOO-muh-nyz

Meaningto take away the human

Common meaning: to strip of human dignity or qualities

‘down, away, off’ + ‘a human being’ → dehumanize

Journey through time

  1. Latinhomō, -inis‘a human being’
  2. Frenchhumain
  3. Englishdehumanize‘to strip of human dignity or qualities’ · today

de- also in: deterdecampdecidededucedefame

human also in: homo

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin homō ‘a human being’.

Roots

Related words

homo

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