- To portray or endow with human characteristics or attributes; make human: humanized the puppets with great skill.
- To imbue with humaneness or human kindness; civilize: acts of courtesy that humanize life in a big city.
humanizer hu'man·iz'er n.
Dictionary:
hu·man·ize (hyū'mə-nīz') ![]() |
| Thesaurus: humanize |
verb
| WordNet: humanize |
The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
make more humane
Synonym: humanise
Antonym: dehumanize (meaning #1)
| Translations: Humanize |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - humanisere, menneskeliggøre
Nederlands (Dutch)
vermenselijken, humaner maken
Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén) rendre (qch) plus humain/plus adapté à l'homme, (Art, Cin) donner la nature humaine à
Deutsch (German)
v. - humanisieren, vermenschlichen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (εξ)ανθρωπίζω/-ομαι, (μτφ.) εκπολιτίζω
Italiano (Italian)
umanizzare, umanizzarsi
Português (Portuguese)
v. - humanizar
Русский (Russian)
очеловечивать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - humanizar, humanizarse
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förmänskliga, humanisera
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
赋予人性, 教化, 使通人情
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 賦予人性, 教化, 使通人情
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 인간화하다, 교화하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 人間化する, 文明化する, 教化する, 人間らしくなる
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يخلع عليه صفه بشريه, يمثله في صورة بشريه, يعدله ليلائم الطبيعه البشريه أو ليصلح لاستعمال البشر له, يلطف أو يهذب أو يمدن
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - עשה לאנושי, אינש
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