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Dehumanize vs Degrade - What's the difference?

dehumanize | degrade |

As verbs the difference between dehumanize and degrade

is that dehumanize is to take away humanity, to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes while degrade is to lower in value or social position.

dehumanize

English

Verb

(dehumaniz)
  • To take away humanity, to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes.
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    • Alternative forms

    * de-humanize * dehumanise (U.K.) * de-humanise

    degrade

    English

    Verb

    (degrad)
  • To lower in value or social position.
    • Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.
  • * Palfrey
    • Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar.
  • To reduce in quality or purity.
    • The DNA sample has degraded .
  • (geology) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.

    • Derived terms

    * degradation