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Definition of "dehumanise" []

  • Alternative form of dehumanize. (verb)

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Use "dehumanise" in a sentence
  • "Countries have always attempted to 'dehumanise' opponents see WWII cartoon depictions of 'the hun' in a war in an attempt to make brutal realities somewhat more palettable - in a front line standoff, this is fine - shoot anything that moves 'over there'."
  • "He told the TRC's amnesty committee in Pretoria that he had often told staff who worked under him that the best way of dealing with enemy targets was to "dehumanise" them."
  • "Corporations dehumanise the people they absorb for profits."