depersonalize

verb

Etymology

From de- + personalize.

  1. derived from persōnālis
  2. derived from personal
  3. derived from personel
  4. derived from personal
  5. formed as personalize — “personal + -ize
  6. formed as depersonalize — “de- + personalize

Definitions

  1. To remove a sense of personal identity or individual character from something

    To remove a sense of personal identity or individual character from something; to anonymize.

  2. To present (something) as an impersonal object.

    • Quantification (or statisticalization) is a set of scientific practices that transforms text statements into numerical ones, depersonalizing and decontextualizing them[…]
  3. To suffer an episode of depersonalization.

    • He's depersonalizing right now, so he's considering checking himself into the hospital.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA