humanising

ˈhjuːməˌnaɪzɪŋ

Definition of humanising - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

empathy

Rare

making something more relatable or understandable

Rare

The documentary had a humanising touch that made the story more engaging.

approachable

relatable

understandable

compassion

Rare

making something more humane or compassionate

Rare

The new policies have a humanising effect on the workplace.

compassionate

humanizing

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Origin of humanising

Latin, humanus (human)

Examples of humanising in a sentence

The book's humanising elements made it a bestseller.
The documentary had a humanising influence on viewers.
Her kind words had a humanising effect on the team.

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French:humanisant, compassionnel, ...
German:nachvollziehbar, humanisierend, ...
Italian:più comprensibile, ...
Spanish:humanizante, compasivo, ...
Portuguese:humanizador, ...
Chinese:使人更易理解的, 人性化的, ...
Japanese:親しみやすい, 人間味のある, ...
Arabic:إِنْسَانِيّ, مُعَطِّف, ...
Hebrew:מַאֲנִישׁ, אֱנוֹשִׁי יוֹתֵר, ...
Russian:очеловечивающий, гуманный, ...
Ukrainian:робить щось більш зрозумілим, гуманізуючий, ...
Hindi:संबंधित, मानवीय, ...
Bengali:সহজবোধ্য করা, মানবিক করা, ...
Catalan:familiar, humanitzant, ...
Czech:polidšťující, humanizující, ...
Danish:relaterbar, humaniserende, ...
Dutch:begrijpelijk maken, menselijker maken, ...
Greek:κατανοητός, ανθρωπιστικός, ...
Hungarian:emberközeli, humanizáló, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យមានលក្ខណៈជាមនុស្ស, ធ្វើឱ្យមានភាពមនុស្សធម៌, ...
Korean:공감할 수 있게 하는, 인간화하는, ...
Persian:قابل درک کردن, انسانی کردن, ...
Polish:przystępny, uczłowieczający, ...
Portuguese (BR):humanizador, ...
Romanian:relatabil, umanizant, ...
Swedish:gör något mer relaterbart, humaniserande, ...
Thai:ทำให้เข้าใจได้, ทำให้มีมนุษยธรรม, ...
Turkish:daha anlaşılır kılan, insancıl, ...
Vietnamese:làm cho dễ hiểu hơn, nhân đạo hóa, ...

humanise

ˈhjuːmənaɪz

Definition of humanise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

improve treatment

make more humane or civilized

Efforts to humanise the prison system are underway..

civilize

refine

behavior

TECH.

attribute human characteristics to non-human entities

TECH.

The movie tries to humanise the robot character.

anthropomorphize

civilize

personify

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Origin of humanise

Latin, humanus (human)

Examples of humanise in a sentence

New policies were introduced to humanise working conditions.
Authors often humanise animals in children's books.
The AI was humanised to make interactions more relatable.

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French:humaniser, ...
German:humanisieren, vermenschlichen, ...
Italian:umanizzare, ...
Spanish:humanizar, ...
Portuguese:humanizar, ...
Chinese:人性化, 赋予人性, ...
Japanese:人道的にする, 人間らしく描く, ...
Arabic:جَعَلَ أَكْثَرَ إِنْسَانِيَّةً, أَضْفَى صِفَات بَشَرِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:לְהַאֱנִישׁ, לְהַאֲנִישׁ, ...
Russian:очеловечивать, очеловечить, ...
Ukrainian:гуманізувати, олюднювати, ...
Hindi:मानवीय बनाना, मानवीकरण करना, ...
Bengali:মানবিক করা, মানুষের বৈশিষ্ট্য আরোপ করা, ...
Catalan:humanitzar, antropomorfitzar, ...
Czech:humanizovat, polidštit, ...
Danish:humanisere, menneskeliggøre, ...
Dutch:humaniseren, vermenselijken, ...
Greek:εξανθρωπίζω, ανθρωποποιώ, ...
Hungarian:humanizálni, megszemélyesíteni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យមានមនុស្សធម៌ជាងមុន, ផ្តល់លក្ខណៈជាមនុស្សដល់, ...
Korean:인간화하다, 사람처럼 만들다, ...
Persian:انسانی‌تر کردن, انسان‌وار کردن, ...
Polish:uczłowieczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):humanizar, ...
Romanian:a umaniza, ...
Swedish:humanisera, ...
Thai:ทำให้มีมนุษยธรรมมากขึ้น, ทำให้มีลักษณะเหมือนมนุษย์, ...
Turkish:daha insancıl hâle getirmek, insanlaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:nhân đạo hóa, nhân hóa, ...

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