humanize

ˈhjuːməˌnaɪz

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Definition of humanize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

transformation

tr.

make something have human qualities

tr.

The robot was humanized with emotions.

anthropomorphize

personify

psychology

tr.

make someone or something relatable

tr.

The documentary humanized the struggles of the refugees.

personalize

relate

welfare

tr.

improve a situation for people

tr.

The new policy humanized the workplace environment.

civilize

refine

society

intr.

Rare

become more humane or civilized

intr.

Rare

Society began to humanize over the centuries.

civilize

cultivate

refine

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Origin of humanize

Latin, humanus (human)

Examples of humanize in a sentence

Writers often humanize animals in children's stories.
The novel humanizes its villain through backstory.
Efforts to humanize robots are increasing.
Efforts to humanize the prison system are ongoing.
The charity aims to humanize living conditions in the slums.
The novel helped to humanize the distant culture.

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French:humaniser, rendre humain, ...
German:vermenschlichen, menschlich machen, ...
Italian:umanizzare, rendere umano, ...
Spanish:humanizar, humanizarse, ...
Portuguese:humanizar, tornar humano, ...
Chinese:赋予人性, 使人性化, ...
Japanese:人間化する, 親しみやすくする, ...
Arabic:جَعَلَ إِنْسَانِيًّا, قَرَّبَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַאֱנִישׁ, לְהַפְכוֹךְ לֶאֱנוֹשִׁי יוֹתֵר, ...
Russian:очеловечивать, очеловечить, ...
Ukrainian:олюднювати, гуманізувати, ...
Hindi:मानवीकृत करना, मानवीय बनाना, ...
Bengali:মানবিক করা, মানবিক করে তোলা, ...
Catalan:humanitzar, apropar, ...
Czech:polidštit, přiblížit, ...
Danish:menneskeliggøre, gøre mere menneskelig, ...
Dutch:humaniseren, menselijk maken, ...
Greek:ανθρωποποιώ, εξανθρωπίζω, ...
Hungarian:emberivé tenni, emberközelivé tenni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យមានលក្ខណៈជាមនុស្ស, ធ្វើឱ្យគេយល់ចិត្ត, ...
Korean:인간화되다, 인간화하다, ...
Persian:انسانی کردن, ملموس کردن, ...
Polish:uczłowieczać, zhumanizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):humanizar, tornar humano, ...
Romanian:a umaniza, a face uman, ...
Swedish:humanisera, civilisera, ...
Thai:ทำให้มีความเป็นมนุษย์, ทำให้เห็นความเป็นมนุษย์, ...
Turkish:insanlaştırmak, insanileştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:nhân hóa, làm cho gần gũi hơn, ...

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