make mechanical or routine deprive of human qualities; "Life in povery has dehumanized them
de·hu·man·ize dehumanizes dehumanizing dehumanized in BRIT, also use dehumanise If you say that something dehumanizes people, you mean it takes away from them good human qualities such as kindness, generosity, and independence. The years of civil war have dehumanized all of us. to treat people so badly that they lose their good human qualities