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anthropomorphize

American  
[an-thruh-puh-mawr-fahyz] / ˌæn θrə pəˈmɔr faɪz /
especially British, anthropomorphise

verb (used with or without object)

anthropomorphized, anthropomorphizing

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

anthropomorphize British  
/ ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfaɪz /

verb

  1. to attribute or ascribe human form or behaviour to (a god, animal, object, etc)

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Other Word Forms

  • anthropomorphization noun

Etymology

Origin of anthropomorphize

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

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