humanize
verb (used with object)
to make humane, kind, or gentle.
are humanizing
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present progressiveof humanize.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Lopez may not have Chekhov’s ability to give us laughter through tears, but the laughter and tears he separately provides are humanizing Broadway this fall season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2019
Such modesty and restraint are humanizing, but at the cost of some theatrical crackle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2017
It’s only been a couple of weeks, and already my wife and I are humanizing Alexa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2016
Together with Laverne Cox's performance in Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black" and Jeffrey Tambor's in Amazon's "Transparent," characters like Sin-Dee and Alexandra are humanizing one slice of a wildly diverse culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2015
Within the constraints, Stewart and Maadi find the right rhythms to make Cole and Ali's exchanges seem real, even Ali's slight crush — the care he begins taking to trim his mustache — are humanizing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2014
