anthropomorphize
to ascribe human form or attributes to (an animal, plant, material object, etc.).
Origin of anthropomorphize
1- Also especially British, an·thro·po·mor·phise .
Other words from anthropomorphize
- an·thro·po·mor·phi·za·tion, noun
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How to use anthropomorphize in a sentence
We may be inclined to infer that the hero can stand alone, whilst a Totem needs the alliance of a hero to anthropomorphise it.
The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions | Carveth ReadSo we spiritualise the material universe, and afterwards, by an incongruous consistency, anthropomorphise spirit.
If man is a microcosm then kosmos is a megalanthrope and that is how we come to anthropomorphise the deity.
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British Dictionary definitions for anthropomorphize
anthropomorphise
/ (ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfaɪz) /
to attribute or ascribe human form or behaviour to (a god, animal, object, etc)
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