humanize

[hyoo-muh-nahyz or, often, yoo-]

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verb (used with object), hu·man·ized, hu·man·iz·ing.

to make humane, kind, or gentle.
to make human.

verb (used without object), hu·man·ized, hu·man·iz·ing.

to become human or humane.

Also especially British, hu·man·ise.

Origin of humanize

First recorded in 1595–1605; human + -ize

Related formshu·man·i·za·tion, nounhu·man·iz·er, nounnon·hu·man·ized, adjectiveo·ver·hu·man·ize, verb, o·ver·hu·man·ized, o·ver·hu·man·iz·ing.re·hu·man·i·za·tion, nounre·hu·man·ize, verb, re·hu·man·ized, re·hu·man·iz·ing.sem·i·hu·man·ized, adjectivesu·per·hu·man·ize, verb (used with object), su·per·hu·man·ized, su·per·hu·man·iz·ing.un·hu·man·ize, verb (used with object), un·hu·man·ized, un·hu·man·iz·ing.

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Examples from the Web for humanization

Contemporary Examples

I fight every day to foster dialogue, understanding and the humanization of all faiths whatever their past positions.
Russell Simmons Calls for Truce With Abraham Foxman
The Daily Beast
June 24, 2012
The marketing folks of the pet industry, in fact, use the term “humanization” to explain their good fortune.
Dogs—So Like Us
Michael Schaffer
March 31, 2009

Historical Examples

The humanization of God only belittled his infinite and illimitable nature.
Barbara Blomberg, Complete
Georg Ebers
The deep-lying reason is the fact that the humanization of Evil into Devil mitigates Evil and improves the world.
Creative Intelligence
John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen
But indispensable were they in the world's humanization and civilization: that is enough to say of them.
From the Oak to the Olive
Julia Ward Howe
Truth counts for more in the long run, and, especially in Nature study, may be made quite as interesting as "humanization."
Bird Lore, Volume I--1899
Various
Through sexuality humans project their natural condition and the many influences, language included, leading to its humanization.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for humanization

humanize

humanise

verb

to make or become human
to make or become humane

Derived Formshumanization or humanisation, nounhumanizer or humaniser, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for humanization

humanize

v.

c.1600, from human + -ize. Related: Humanized; humanizing.

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Examples from the Web for humanization

Contemporary Examples

I fight every day to foster dialogue, understanding and the humanization of all faiths whatever their past positions.

The marketing folks of the pet industry, in fact, use the term “humanization” to explain their good fortune.

Historical Examples

The humanization of God only belittled his infinite and illimitable nature.

The deep-lying reason is the fact that the humanization of Evil into Devil mitigates Evil and improves the world.

But indispensable were they in the world's humanization and civilization: that is enough to say of them.

Truth counts for more in the long run, and, especially in Nature study, may be made quite as interesting as "humanization."

Through sexuality humans project their natural condition and the many influences, language included, leading to its humanization.

humanize

humanise

Word Origin and History for humanization

humanize

v.

Origin of humanize