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Dehumanize

/dɪˈhjumənaɪz/
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(verb) To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.

War has the terrible power to dehumanize people.
The prison system should not dehumanize those within it.
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War has the terrible power to ____ people.

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