"unpersonify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unpersonifies [present, singular, third-person], unpersonifying [participle, present], unpersonified [participle, past], unpersonified [past]
Etymology: un- + personify Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|personify}} un- + personify Head templates: {{en-verb}} unpersonify (third-person singular simple present unpersonifies, present participle unpersonifying, simple past and past participle unpersonified)
  1. (transitive) To undo the personification of; to remove the personhood of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unpersonify-en-verb-557A0uwZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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