humanize

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

/ ˈhyu məˌnaɪz or, often, ˈyu- /

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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.

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Also especially British, hu·man·ise .

Origin of humanize

First recorded in 1595–1605; human + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM humanize

hu·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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How to use humanize in a sentence

This is not just humanizing marketing, but humanizing everything.
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One option is to produce “humanized” antibodies in the lab by replacing the ends of a human antibody gene with the venom-neutralizing parts from an effective equine antibody gene, so the patient’s body wouldn’t see the antibody proteins as foreign.
Cheap, innovative venom treatments could save tens of thousands of snakebite victims|Christie Wilcox|September 19, 2020|Science News
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

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
And, to speak like the amateurs of high-sounding phrases, will there ever be a humanization of all men?
Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History|Antonio Labriola
It is a humanization of nature according to processes peculiar to the imagination.
Essay on the Creative Imagination|Th. Ribot
For most young people, computers represented the de-humanization of society.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
And does not this apocatastasis, this humanization or divinization of all things, do away with matter?
Tragic Sense Of Life|Miguel de Unamuno

British Dictionary definitions for humanize

humanize

humanise

/ (ˈhjuːməˌnaɪz) /

verb

to make or become human

to make or become humane

Derived forms of humanize

humanization or humanisation, nounhumanizer or humaniser, noun

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humanize

Origin of humanize

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British Dictionary definitions for humanize

humanise

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