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anthropomorphize

[ an-thruh-puh-mawr-fahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

anthropomorphized, anthropomorphizing.
  1. to ascribe human form or attributes to (an animal, plant, material object, etc.).


anthropomorphize

/ ˌæθəəˈɔːڲɪ /

verb

  1. to attribute or ascribe human form or behaviour to (a god, animal, object, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • t··ǰp·tDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of anthropomorphize1

First recorded in 1835–45; anthropomorph(ic) ( def ) + -ize
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Example Sentences

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What some call anthropomorphizing, might also be called empathy.

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The team was inspired by past marketing campaigns that attempted to anthropomorphize imperfect produce, and spent six years putting together their case that making irregular produce appear more human could increase sales.

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In the film version of “Robot Dreams,” the background characters, all anthropomorphized animals, have distinct looks: a lion with a boombox, a wiener dog selling franks and some mischievous rabbits.

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“I started thinking about how to include my coping mechanisms and make everyone a character and kind of anthropomorphize my brain.”

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But, obviously, as with everything with dogs, we tend to anthropomorphize them and think that what we might think or feel in that situation, they might feel or think in that situation.

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