depersonalize

English

Etymology

de- + personalize

Verb

depersonalize (third-person singular simple present depersonalizes, present participle depersonalizing, simple past and past participle depersonalized)

  1. To remove a sense of personal identity or individual character from something
  2. To present something as an impersonal object
  3. (psychiatry) To suffer an episode of depersonalization
    He's depersonalizing right now, so he's considering checking himself into the hospital.

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