anthropomorphize

[ an-thruh-puh-mawr-fahyz ]

/ ˌæn θrə pəˈmɔr faɪz /

verb (used with or without object), an·thro·po·mor·phized, an·thro·po·mor·phiz·ing.

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

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Also especially British, an·thro·po·mor·phise.

Origin of anthropomorphize

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

OTHER WORDS FROM anthropomorphize

an·thro·po·mor·phi·za·tion, noun

Words nearby anthropomorphize

anthropometer, anthropometrics, anthropometry, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphize, anthropomorphosis, anthropomorphous, anthroponomy, anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, anthroponym

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Example sentences from the Web for anthropomorphized

In his anthropomorphized form he was known as Menabosho or Michabo.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
His warlike attributes are appendages of the anthropomorphized national and war god.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3|Hubert Howe Bancroft

British Dictionary definitions for anthropomorphized

anthropomorphize

anthropomorphise

/ (ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfaɪz) /

verb

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

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