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Dehumanise (Verb)

Deprive of human qualities; "Life in poverty has dehumanized them".

Verbs of feeling.

The brutal conditions at the concentration camp dehumanised the prisoners, treating them more like animals than human beings.
Racism has long been accused of dehumanising people of colour, stripping them of their dignity and self-worth.
Continuous exposure to extreme violence can dehumanise a person, making them unable to empathise with others.
The act of enslaving people dehumanises them, forced to live as nothing more than the property of their oppressors.
The system of mass production tended to dehumanise the workers, who became mere machines carrying out repetitive tasks all day.

Make mechanical or routine.

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The employee felt like her work was starting to dehumanise her, as she was performing the same monotonous tasks day in and day out.
Assembly-line jobs can often dehumanise workers by turning them into mere machines that repeat the same actions continuously.
The new manager's focus on efficiency and productivity began to dehumanise the office, as employees were treated more like machines than people.
By doing the same task over and over, the artist felt that her creativity was slowly beginning to dehumanise her, turning her into a robot.
Working long hours in a call centre can dehumanise you by forcing you to follow scripted responses and suppressing your individuality.