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humanize

especially British, ··

[hyoo-muh-nahyz, yoo-]

verb (used with object)

humanized, humanizing 
  1. to make humane, kind, or gentle.

  2. to make human.



verb (used without object)

humanized, humanizing 
  1. to become human or humane.

humanize

/ ˈːəˌԲɪ /

verb

  1. to make or become human

  2. to make or become humane

“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

  • humanization noun
  • humanizer noun
  • nonhumanized adjective
  • overhumanize verb
  • rehumanization noun
  • rehumanize verb
  • semihumanized adjective
  • superhumanize verb (used with object)
  • unhumanize verb (used with object)
  • ˈܳˌ noun
  • ˌܳԾˈپDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of humanize1

First recorded in 1595–1605; human + -ize
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Example Sentences

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Sometimes her struggles with ordinary life threaten to take over the narrative, but while they humanize her, they are not the most interesting part of this book.

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Writer and director Jesse Armstrong never indulges the urge to humanize his narcissistic main characters by giving them secret soft sides or limits on their self-regard.

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They’re trying to do what food does so effortlessly: humanize themselves.

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When you’re playing someone who does such bad things do you still need to find a way to humanize him?

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In one series, he spent four days living with a struggling family to humanize the lives of people in Appalachia.

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