anthropomorphize
verb (used with or without object)
to ascribe human form or attributes to (an animal, plant, material object, etc.).
anthropomorphization
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a word derived from
anthropomorphize.
Example Sentences
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"Overall, our analysis shows that anthropomorphization of AI in news writing is far less common -- and far more nuanced -- than we might think," Mackiewicz said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
Weizenbaum warned that the “reckless anthropomorphization of the computer” — that is, treating it as some sort of thinking companion — had produced a “simpleminded view ... of intelligence.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
In A24’s After Yang from Columbus director Kogonada, the anthropomorphization of technology has long since given rise to machines that think, feel, and live alongside their flesh and blood makers.
From The Verge ● Mar. 4, 2022
Whether you eagerly retweet the ad or torch your sneakers in the front yard, you are already acceding to the preposterous anthropomorphization of Nike.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2018
With the rise of species, deities and the cult of individual animals, the path towards anthropomorphization and polytheism is opened and the respect paid to animals tends to lose its strict animistic character.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
