"deperson" meaning in English

See deperson in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: depersons [present, singular, third-person], depersoning [participle, present], depersoned [participle, past], depersoned [past]
Etymology: From de- + person. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|person}} de- + person Head templates: {{en-verb}} deperson (third-person singular simple present depersons, present participle depersoning, simple past and past participle depersoned)
  1. (transitive) To take away essential attributes of a person; to make a human being less of a person. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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