anthropomorphize
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anthropomorphize
- /ˌanθɹəpəˈmɔːfʌɪz/
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By surface analysis, anthropo- + morph + -ize.
verb anthropomorphizes · anthropomorphizing · anthropomorphized · anthropomorphise
- To endow with human qualities.
- To ascribe human characteristics and behaviors to nonhuman entities. Bonnie Lucas further anthropomorphizes the flower in her watercolors, combining it surreally with the human female figure[…]
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verb attribute human qualities
| Español | antropomorfizar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 人格化 réngéhuà, 擬人化 /拟人化 nǐrénhuà |
| Português | antropomorfizar |
| Français | anthropomorphiser |
| Deutsch | vermenschlichen, anthropomorphisieren |
| Italiano | antropomorfizzare |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωπομορφίζω anthropomorfízo |
| Русский | очелове́чивать očelovéčivatʹ, очелове́чить očelovéčitʹ |
| עברית | הֶאֱנִישׁ he'enísh |
verb to attribute human characteristics to something that is non-human
| Русский | очелове́чивать očelovéčivatʹ, очелове́чить očelovéčitʹ |
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