anthropomorphize
To endow with human qualitiesTo endow with human qualities.
» People who do not have children tend to anthropomorphize their pets.
Люди, які не мають дітей, схильні наділяти людськими рисами своїх домашніх тварин.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To endow with human qualities.
vermenschlichen, anthropomorphisieren
очелове́чиватьočelovéčivatʹ, очелове́читьočelovéčitʹ
ascribe human features to something
(transitive)To ascribe human characteristics and behaviors to nonhuman entities.
очелове́чиватьočelovéčivatʹ, очелове́читьočelovéčitʹ
антропоморфізува́тиantropomorfizuváty
Examples
2 sentencesPeople who do not have children tend to anthropomorphize their pets.
Люди, які не мають дітей, схильні наділяти людськими рисами своїх домашніх тварин.
Some people might describe furries simply as people that enjoy the concept of anthropomorphized animals.
Translations
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Origin
By surface analysis, anthropo- + morph + -ize.By surface analysis, anthropo- + morph + -ize.
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Forms
anthropomorphizes, anthropomorphizing, anthropomorphized, anthropomorphized| Base form | anthropomorphize · to anthropomorphize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | anthropomorphizes |
| Present participle | anthropomorphizing |
| Past simple | anthropomorphized |
| Past participle | anthropomorphized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- ascribe human features to something:anthropomorphise
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle