impersonalize
[ im-pur-suh-nl-ahyz ]
/ ɪmˈpɜr sə nlˌaɪz /
verb (used with object), im·per·son·al·ized, im·per·son·al·iz·ing.
to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
Also
especially British,
im·per·son·al·ise.
Origin of impersonalize
First recorded in 1875–80;
impersonal +
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM impersonalize
im·per·son·al·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby impersonalize
impers.,
imperscriptible,
impersonal,
impersonalism,
impersonality,
impersonalize,
impersonate,
impersonator,
impertinence,
impertinency,
impertinent
British Dictionary definitions for impersonalise
impersonalize
impersonalise
/ (ɪmˈpɜːsənəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to make impersonal, esp to rid of such human characteristics as sympathy, warmth, etc; dehumanize