de ‧ hu ‧ man ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also dehumanise British English ) /ˌdiːˈhjuːmənaɪz/ verb [transitive]
to treat people so badly that they lose their good human qualities:
War dehumanizes people.
—dehumanizing adjective
—dehumanization /diːˌhjuːmənaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -nə-/ noun [uncountable]