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. — oromashka
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