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deindividualize

deindividualize verb: to strip of individuality.

Verb

deindividualize (third-person singular simple present deindividualizes, present participle deindividualizing, simple past and past participle deindividualized)

  1. (transitive) To strip of individuality.

Forms of deindividualize

third-person singular presentdeindividualizes
present participledeindividualizing
past participledeindividualized
pastdeindividualized

Origin of deindividualize

From de- + individualize.

Questions about deindividualize

What does deindividualize mean?
Deindividualize means to strip of individuality.
What part of speech is deindividualize?
Deindividualize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deindividualize?
The past tense of deindividualize is deindividualized.

Words near deindividualize in the dictionary

  1. deindexing
  2. deindividualisation
  3. deindividualise
  4. deindividualization
  5. deindividualizations
  6. deindividualize
  7. deindividualized
  8. deindividualizes
  9. deindividualizing
  10. deindividuate
  11. deindividuated

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