humanize
verb (used with object)
to make humane, kind, or gentle.
have humanized
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present perfectof humanize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Scars and suffering have humanized her image and widened her audience and power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
In some cases, Ukrainians have humanized Russian soldiers in a way that divorces them from the faceless juggernaut, instead making them seem like vulnerable pawns themselves.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
Others use mice that have humanized immune systems and accept human cancer cells.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 17, 2022
Conservationists have found that the public is much more likely to care about an organism if they perceive it to have humanized qualities such as being prosocial, intelligent and capable of suffering.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2018
In the forest-friends of Mowgli we have humanized animals possessing human power of thinking and of expressing.
From A Study of Fairy Tales by Laura F. Kready
