deindividuate en · VERB
Etymology
From de- + individuate.
Meanings
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to view as a group rather than as an individual; to remove societal norms that shape individual behavior; to remove or reduce individually identifying information
"Although the work ethic is valued positively in our society, the “workaholic” stereotype deindividuates all members of a group, those who conform as well as those who rebel."
2014, Roxanne Hovland, Joyce M. Wolburg, Eric E. Haley, Readings in Advertising, Society, and Consumer Culture:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deindividuated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deindividuated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| deindividuating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deindividuates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |