humanize
verb (used with object)
to make humane, kind, or gentle.
humanise
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a variation of
humanize.
Example Sentences
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Sirikit built a global image as a style icon and philanthropist, helping humanise the monarchy as Thailand navigated decades of transformation, including 10 military coups.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
Both Krishna and Bhagwat argue that there's a need to humanise the guru, and treat him like an expert in his field, rather than a god who can do no wrong.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2021
Eshun added that the exhibition’s aim was to humanise its subjects and encourage viewers to look more closely at the lives that the photographers are depicting.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2020
Some of the speakers sought to humanise the president, who is sometimes accused of lacking empathy.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2020
It will always have capital, and capital is the fund out of which labour is maintained, out of which the arts that humanise and bless mankind spring—out of which the soft humanities of life arise.
From Freehold Land Societies Their History, Present Position, and Claims by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
