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.

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, 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.

Words nearby humanize

humanistic psychology, humanitarian, humanitarianism, humanities, humanity, humanize, humankind, humanly, humanoid, humanzee, humash

Example sentences from the Web for humanize

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 |DAILY BEAST
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 |DAILY BEAST
Jenkins manages to humanize Manning while simultaneously explaining and elevating his mythology.

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Now a new off-Broadway play seeks to humanize Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.

Searching Hard for Mugabe’s Conscience |James Kirchick |January 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The film seeks to humanize these four pariahs of the medical profession.

‘After Tiller’ Profiles Last Four U.S. Doctors Who Do Late-Term Abortions |Marlow Stern |July 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It isn't child's play, it isn't sport where it is necessary to blend barbarity and humanity so as to conciliate and humanize them.

New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 |Various
Patrons of all the arts that humanize mankind, under your protection I place humanity herself!

Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland |Henry B. Stanton
The knowledge that Aubrey had written them served to humanize him and remove his aloofness in her eyes.

Gargoyles |Ben Hecht
Incident he uses with reserve, but with picturesque effects; figures do not dominate his landscape but humanize it.

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 |Various
Its influence has undoubtedly tended to broaden and humanize Moslem law.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4 |Various

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, noun humanizer or humaniser, noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

humanize

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

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

Origin of humanize

OTHER WORDS FROM humanize

Words nearby humanize

Example sentences from the Web for humanize

British Dictionary definitions for humanize

humanise

verb

Derived forms of humanize

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

humanize

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

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

Origin of humanize

OTHER WORDS FROM humanize

Words nearby humanize

Words related to humanize

Example sentences from the Web for humanize

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humanise

verb

Derived forms of humanize

British Dictionary definitions for humanize