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anthropomorphize

[an-thruh-puh-mawr-fahyz] /ˌæn θrə pəˈmɔr faɪz/
verb (used with or without object), anthropomorphized, anthropomorphizing.
1.
to ascribe human form or attributes to (an animal, plant, material object, etc.).
Also, especially British, anthropomorphise.
Origin of anthropomorphize
1835-1845
First recorded in 1835-45; anthropomorph(ic) + -ize
Related forms
anthropomorphization, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for anthropomorphising

anthropomorphize

/ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfaɪz/
verb
1.
to attribute or ascribe human form or behaviour to (a god, animal, object, etc)
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Word Origin and History for anthropomorphising

anthropomorphize

v.

1834; see anthropomorphic + -ize. Related: Anthropomorphized; anthopomorphizing.

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