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humanize

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hu·man·ize  (hym-nz)
tr.v. hu·man·ized, hu·man·iz·ing, hu·man·iz·es
1. To portray or endow with human characteristics or attributes; make human: humanized the puppets with great skill.
2. To imbue with humaneness or human kindness; civilize: acts of courtesy that humanize life in a big city.
human·i·zation (-m-n-zshn) n.
human·izer n.
humanize or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to make human or humane
humanization
-isation n
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Verb1.humanize - make more humane; "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city"
humanise
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
dehumanise, dehumanize - deprive of human qualities; "Life in poverty has dehumanized them"


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I cannot be so confident, my dear Glaucon, I said; I am much certain that they ought to be, and that true education, whatever that may be, will have the greatest tendency to civilize and humanize them in their relations to one another, and to those who are under their protection.
The Republic by Plato View in context
I myself am so thoroughly ashamed of my companions, and so weary of their irrational conversation and pursuits - now that there is no one to humanize them and keep them in check, since you have justly abandoned us to our own devices - that I think I shall presently withdraw from amongst them, probably within this week; and I cannot suppose you will regret my departure.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context
Best thing out for the nerves--sort of humanizes one, you know
The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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