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anthropomorphize

[ an-thruh-puh-mawr-fahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

anthropomorphized, anthropomorphizing.
  1. to ascribe human form or attributes to (an animal, plant, material object, etc.).


anthropomorphize

/ ˌæθəəˈɔːڲɪ /

verb

  1. to attribute or ascribe human form or behaviour to (a god, animal, object, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • t··ǰp·tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anthropomorphize1

First recorded in 1835–45; anthropomorph(ic) ( def ) + -ize
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Example Sentences

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And that’s when I get really upset, like we really need to do a lot of education on anthropomorphizing, on just live and let live, and step back.

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Bees have been anthropomorphized on screen, in films like “Bee Movie,” and on cereal boxes.

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some call anthropomorphizing, might also be called empathy.

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The team was inspired by past marketing campaigns that attempted to anthropomorphize imperfect produce, and spent six years putting together their case that making irregular produce appear more human could increase sales.

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In the film version of “Robot Dreams,” the background characters, all anthropomorphized animals, have distinct looks: a lion with a boombox, a wiener dog selling franks and some mischievous rabbits.

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