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dehumanize

verb as in to deprive of dignity; treat as less than human

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verb as in remove the need for human skills

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She’s right that these arguments dehumanize women, who are full human beings and not emotional support animals for men.

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“We pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether directed at immigrants or at law enforcement,” the statement read.

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“We pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether directed at immigrants or at law enforcement.”

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“The entire process of getting and keeping an entry-level job has become a grueling and dehumanizing ordeal over the past decade,” the author writes.

These people are dehumanized and objectified as “takers” and not “makers,” or as non-player characters in a video game.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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