dehumanize

verb (used with object), de·hu·man·ized, de·hu·man·iz·ing.

1. to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality: Conformity dehumanized him.

verb (tr)

1. to deprive of human qualities
2. to render mechanical, artificial, or routine

v.

1818, from de- + humanize. Related: Dehumanized; dehumanizing.