Definition of "dehumanizes" [dehumanizes]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize. (verb)

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• "While the "illegal" label dehumanizes immigrants, second-class legal status, perhaps even more dangerously, may paper over injustice, as long as the labor market takes inequality for granted."
• "* Court TV * reporter* says the mask "dehumanizes" the poor hero."
• "When a culture dehumanizes its constituents, its heroic, iconic or beloved figures and devalues them, the rules change."