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impersonalize

[im-pur-suh-nl-ahyz]

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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Nearby words

  1. imperscriptable,
  2. imperscriptible,
  3. impersonal,
  4. impersonalism,
  5. impersonality,
  6. impersonate,
  7. impersonation,
  8. impersonator,
  9. impertinence,
  10. impertinency
Also especially British, im·per·son·al·ise.

Origin of impersonalize

First recorded in 1875–80; impersonal + -ize
Related formsim·per·son·al·i·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for impersonalize

impersonalize

impersonalise

verb

(tr) to make impersonal, esp to rid of such human characteristics as sympathy, warmth, etc; dehumanize
Derived Formsimpersonalization or impersonalisation, noun
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