deanthropomorphization UK /diːˌænθɹəpə(ʊ)ˌmɔːfaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/US /diˌænθɹəpəˌmɔfaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun1 •The removal of a thing's anthropomorphic nature; making something less human in character or form.Pure anachronism! says the survival theory;—anachronism for which deanthropomorphization of the imagination is the remedy required. — 1902 formsdeanthropomorphizations