unhumanize
unhumanize verb: to strip of humanity; to dehumanize.
Verb
unhumanize (third-person singular simple present unhumanizes, present participle unhumanizing, simple past and past participle unhumanized)
- To strip of humanity; to dehumanize.
- Further, in making him a slave, he does not merely unhumanize one individual, but UNIVERSAL MAN. He destroys the foundations.1836, American Anti-Slavery Society, The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4
- If you will have that precision out of them, and make their fingers measure degrees like cog-wheels, and their arms strike curves like compasses, you must unhumanize them.1908, John Ruskin, Selections From the Works of John Ruskin
Forms of unhumanize
| third-person singular present | unhumanizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | unhumanizing |
| past participle | unhumanized |
| past | unhumanized |
Origin of unhumanize
From un- + humanize.
Questions about unhumanize
- What does unhumanize mean?
- Unhumanize means to strip of humanity; to dehumanize.
- What part of speech is unhumanize?
- Unhumanize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unhumanize?
- The past tense of unhumanize is unhumanized.
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