humanize
Origin of humanize
1- Also especially British, hu·man·ise .
Other words from humanize
- hu·man·i·za·tion, noun
- hu·man·iz·er, noun
- non·hu·man·ized, adjective
- o·ver·hu·man·ize, verb, o·ver·hu·man·ized, o·ver·hu·man·iz·ing.
- re·hu·man·i·za·tion, noun
- re·hu·man·ize, verb, re·hu·man·ized, re·hu·man·iz·ing.
- sem·i·hu·man·ized, adjective
- su·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
She hopes her work will serve to humanize the millions caught in refugee crises around the world—people who have lost “a place to call home, people they can connect with, and a direction or purpose.”
Pairing economics with empathy to study life in the developing world | Alissa Greenberg | August 24, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThey can humanize injustice, underline the stakes, and present a vision for a better world.
Will ‘Firebird’ focus attention on Eastern European homophobia? | Khelil Bouarrouj | July 22, 2021 | Washington BladeI hadn’t known where he was, and at that point, I wanted to humanize him.
'Don't Give Up Hope.' A Mother On The Pain of Losing Her Son To Opioids and Learning To Find Her Voice | Paul Moakley | May 7, 2021 | TimeBeyond that, the opinions reporters and columnists share on platforms like Twitter allow readers to further humanize the people who create the content they read, making it feel like relationships are forming.
Why Slate’s new money advice column is aimed at growing subscriptions and engagement | Kayleigh Barber | May 7, 2021 | DigidayWhile these tidbits were humanizing and an interesting change of pace, they soon wore out their welcome, turning into a slew of interchangeable information dumps.
Whether we decide to follow this path, the best we can do to help people like Joni is to normalize and humanize atheism.
Loud, Proud, and Atheist: ‘Openly Secular’ Encourages Nonbelievers to Come Out of the Closet | Vlad Chituc | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt possesses the power to both humanize and demonize minority groups.
He used them to illustrate a political point, or, more frequently, to humanize himself with his audience.
Yes, Lincoln Would Have Done ‘Between Two Ferns’ | Jeff Greenfield | March 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJenkins manages to humanize Manning while simultaneously explaining and elevating his mythology.
Super Bowl Lineup: The Best NFL Longreads This Season | Ben Teitelbaum | January 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow a new off-Broadway play seeks to humanize Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
And the moment the sounds of everyday life began to humanize the neighborhood, he returned; sat down to his machine.
Out of the Air | Inez Haynes IrwinBut the crucial question is—how big a house can she humanize?
Atlantic Classics | VariousThe discovery, whatever the motive, will inevitably humanize industry a good deal.
A Preface to Politics | Walter LippmannCan an act of Parliament humanize their minds, or impart mercy to their hearts?
It became the fashion for the "spiritual" to malign every hope and passion that tends to humanize and refine the heart.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) | Robert G. Ingersoll
British Dictionary definitions for humanize
humanise
/ (ˈhjuːməˌnaɪz) /
to make or become human
to make or become humane
Derived forms of humanize
- humanization or humanisation, noun
- humanizer or humaniser, noun
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