humanizing

hu·man·ize

 (hyo͞o′mə-nīz′)

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.

3.

a. To modify (a nonhuman compound, cell, organ, or organism) such that some of its components are replaced with human forms of those components, usually by means of genetic engineering.

b. To replace most of the variable region of (a monoclonal antibody from a nonhuman source) with a human sequence of amino acids so that the resulting antibody is more compatible with the human immune system.

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hu′man·i·za′tion (-mə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.

hu′man·iz′er n.

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Thesaurus

humanizing

adjective

Promoting culture:

civilizing, cultural, edifying, enlightening, refining.

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