impersonalize

[ im-pur-suh-nl-ahyz ]

/ ɪmˈpɜr sə nlˌaɪz /

verb (used with object), im·per·son·al·ized, im·per·son·al·iz·ing.

to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.

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Also especially British, im·per·son·al·ise.

Origin of impersonalize

First recorded in 1875–80; impersonal + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM impersonalize

im·per·son·al·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby impersonalize

impers., imperscriptible, impersonal, impersonalism, impersonality, impersonalize, impersonate, impersonator, impertinence, impertinency, impertinent

British Dictionary definitions for impersonalize

impersonalize

impersonalise

/ (ɪmˈpɜːsənəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make impersonal, esp to rid of such human characteristics as sympathy, warmth, etc; dehumanize

Derived forms of impersonalize

impersonalization or impersonalisation, noun

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