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dispersonifying

dispersonifying is the present participle and gerund of dispersonify.

Meaning of dispersonify

Verb

dispersonify (third-person singular simple present dispersonifies, present participle dispersonifying, simple past and past participle dispersonified)

  1. To view as impersonal; to see as an object rather than as having personal attributes.
    • It is almost impossible for the most prosaic mind to dispersonify a ship. It requires a greater effort probably on the part of the Englishman to view a ship as an inanimate object than for the ancient Greek to dispersonify the sun or moon.1864, The Spectator - Volume 37, page 1363

Questions about dispersonifying

What is dispersonifying the present participle and gerund of?
Dispersonifying is the present participle and gerund of dispersonify.

Words near dispersonifying in the dictionary

  1. dispersonating
  2. dispersonification
  3. dispersonified
  4. dispersonifies
  5. dispersonify
  6. dispersonifying
  7. dispetal
  8. dispetaled
  9. dispetaling
  10. dispetalled
  11. dispetalling

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