depersonalize

UK: /diːˈpɜː^rs^ənəlaɪz/

US: /diˈpɝsənəlˌaɪz/

US: (dē pûr′sə nl īz′)

Inflections of 'depersonalize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

depersonalizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

depersonalizing

v pres p (US & UK)

depersonalized

v past (US & UK)

depersonalized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•per•son•al•ize /diˈpɜrsənəlˌaɪz/   v. [ ~ + obj], -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to make impersonal;
   to take away the personality of:
   a registration system that depersonalizes students by referring to them by numbers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•per•son•al•ize  (dē pûr′sə nl īz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to make impersonal.
2. to deprive of personality or individuality:
   a mechanistic society that is depersonalizing its members.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] de•per′son•al•ise′. 

• de- + personalize 1865–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

depersonalize, depersonalise / dɪˈpɜːsn^əˌlaɪz/ verb (transitive)

1. to deprive (a person, organization, system, etc) of individual or personal qualities; render impersonal
2. to cause (someone) to lose his or her sense of personal identity

Etymology: 19th Century: from de- + personal + -ize