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depersonalize
de·per·son·al·ize [ dee púrssən'l z, dee púrsnəl z ] (past and past participle de·per·son·al·ized, present participle de·per·son·al·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular de·per·son·al·iz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make something impersonal: to take away or omit the qualities from something that make a person feel welcome or important
a depersonalized workplace
2. alienate somebody: to make somebody lose his or her sense of personal identity and external reality

de·per·son·al·i·za·tion [ dee pùrssən'li záysh'n, dee pùrsnəli záysh'n ] noun
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