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humanize¹

  • /ˈhjuː.mə.naɪz/ UK, US

verb humanizes · humanizing · humanized · humanise

  1. transitive To make human; to give or cause to have the fundamental properties of a human. VVas it the buſineſs of magic to humanize our natures with compaſſion, forgiveneſs, and all the inſtances of the moſt extenſive charity?
  2. transitive To make sympathetic or relatable. I think they would try to humanize the worst villains in history out of their fear that the audience might not like the central character.
  3. transitive To convert into something human or belonging to humans. to humanize vaccine lymph
  4. transitive To make (an AI-generated text) seem as though it was written by a human.

Opposite: dehumanize

humanize²

  • /hjuːˈmeɪn.aɪz/ UK, US

verb humanizes · humanizing · humanized · humanise

  1. transitive To make humane. In China, as in India, Buddhism humanized the government and the people. It was a Chinese Emperor, Ming-Ti (a.d. 58-76), converted to Buddhism that abolished the penalty of death.
  2. intransitive To become humane or civilized.

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Opposite: dehumanize

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verb to make human

Españolhumanizar
Portuguêshumanizar
Françaishumaniser
Deutschhumanisieren
Italianoumanizzare
Русскийочеловечить očelovečitʹ

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@misc{humanize_2026,
  title = {humanize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humanize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}