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impersonalize

American

[im-pur-suh-nl-ahyz] / ɪmˈpɜr sə nlˌaɪz /

especially British, impersonalise

verb (used with object)

impersonalized, impersonalizing

to make impersonal.

She says that ATMs have largely impersonalized our banking.

impersonalize British

/ ɪmˈpɜːsənəˌlaɪz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

impersonalization

noun

Etymology

Origin of impersonalize

First recorded in 1875–80; impersonal + -ize

Example Sentences

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To impersonalize scientifically the material sense of existence—rather than cling to per- sonality—is the lesson of to-day.

From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker

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