To make something impersonal or remove personal characteristics or individuality from something. The new company policy aims to depersonalize the customer service process by using automated responses.
To remove or reduce the personal connection or emotional involvement in a situation. In order to handle the difficult situation, she tried to depersonalize her interactions with the client.
In psychology, to experience a feeling of detachment from one's own thoughts or body; to undergo depersonalization. During the panic attack, he began to depersonalize and felt as if he were viewing himself from outside.