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humanization

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[hyoo-muhn-iz-ay-shuhn, hyoo-muhn-ahyz-ay-shuhn] / ˌhju mən ɪzˈeɪ ʃən, ˌhju mən aɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of making or becoming humane or human.


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Bold flavors and pet humanization are also focus areas, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Ultimately, my aspiration is to see mutual humanization, recognizing each other as cultural cousins.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 14, 2023

But according to Rashid Khalidi, editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies, “Farha” is “evidence that the humanization and normalization of Palestinians are beginning to take place in the mainstream.”

From Washington Post Jan. 23, 2023

It’s peopled by serious historical characters — apocrypha be damned — and draws its humor from their unlikely humanization.

From New York Times May 9, 2022

In the humanization of the animals, and of the facts of natural history which is supposed to be the province of literature in this field, we must recognize certain limits.

From Ways of Nature by John Burroughs

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