Removing or stripping away human characteristics, forms, or qualities from something.
Prefix 'de-' (meaning to remove or undo) combined with 'anthropomorphic' (from Greek 'anthropos' meaning human, and 'morphe' meaning form). Created to describe the opposite of anthropomorphizing.
Scientists use deanthropomorphic language when studying animals to avoid imposing human emotions onto them—saying a dog 'exhibits territorial behavior' rather than 'is angry' helps us see nature more clearly.
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