English Explanatory Dictionary

anthropomorphize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To endow with human qualities.
  2. To ascribe or attribute human characteristics and behaviors to entities.

Pronunciation

/ˌanθɹəpəˈmɔːfʌɪz/

Word forms

anthropomorphize anthropomorphizes anthropomorphizing anthropomorphized anthropomorphise

Etymology

By surface analysis, anthropo- + morph + -ize.

Related words

anthropomorphic anthropomorphically anthropomorphism anthropomorphization

Derived words

anthropomorphizable unanthropomorphized
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