Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dehumanise

2 senses of dehumanise

Sense 1
dehumanize, dehumanise -- (deprive of human qualities; "Life in poverty has dehumanized them")
       => take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down -- (reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture")

Sense 2
dehumanize, dehumanise -- (make mechanical or routine)
       => mechanize, mechanise -- (make mechanical; "mechanize the procedure")