anthropomorphizev.

Brit.

/ˌanθrəpəˈmɔːfʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˌænθrəpəˈmɔrˌfaɪz/

Forms: 1800s– anthropomorphise, 1800s– anthropomorphize.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἀνθρωπόμορϕος , -ize suffix.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἀνθρωπόμορϕος (see anthropomorphous adj.) + -ize suffix. Compare French anthropomorphiser (1845 in sense 1). Compare earlier anthropomorphitize v., and also earlier anthropomorphose v.

1. transitive. To attribute human characteristics, form, or personality to; to make or regard as anthropomorphous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [verb (transitive)] > attribute with human form or personality

creaturize1652

anthropomorphitize1810

anthropomorphize1826

1826 W. L. Brown Compar. View Christianity II. iii. iii. 64 Thus men, anthropomorphizing the infinitely perfect God, adapt their religious notions and services to this degraded description of him.

1847 Blackwood's Mag. 61 440 We spiritualise the material universe, and afterwards..anthropomorphise spirit.

1903 Nature 25 June 174/2 The author is very anxious to eliminate..the natural tendency to anthropomorphise the actions of bees to too large an extent.

1974 Boating Jan. 12/2 Mr. Hamilton's ire ought to be directed against the giants in industry who have brainwashed us into anthropomorphizing the family car.

2003 B. C. Crafton From Geranium Farm 23 However much we may anthropomorphize our cats and dogs, our emotions are not shared by the animals.

2. intransitive. To attribute human characteristics, form, or personality to something other than a human being; to use anthropomorphic language or ideas.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > anthropocentrism > [verb (intransitive)] > anthropomorphism

anthropomorphize1858

1858 G. H. Lewes Sea-side Stud. 365 Our tendency to anthropomorphise..causes us to interpret the actions of animals according to the analogy of human nature.

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) i. 86 You may see imaginative children every day anthropomorphizing in this way.

1907 Irish Eccl. Rec. 21 491 We must to a certain extent anthropomorphise when speaking of God's ways.

1974 E. Bowen Henry & Other Heroes iii. 65 It seems the normal brood loss is about 25 percent, and to mourn any deaths below that statistic would be to anthropomorphize, an unrealistic squandering of sentiment.

2012 Guardian 21 Jan. (Review section) 19/2 To anthropomorphise a bit, literature has always been a little embarrassed that its defining moments of modernity..appeared so long after the similar moments in art.

Derivatives

anthropoˈmorphized adj.

ΚΠ

1836 J. W. Donaldson Theatre of Greeks (ed. 4) i. i. 2 Their anthropomorphized divinity was supposed to need a dwelling place; hence the early improvements of architecture in these countries.

1941 Classical Philol. 36 140 A full-fledged, anthropomorphized god of rats and mice.

2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 15 June d3/4 I don't mind anthropomorphized viruses when they're rendered as $8 plush toys with googly eyes.

anthropo'morphizing adj. and n.

ΚΠ

1833 T. Keightley in Ovid's Fasti 136/1 Ovid was entangled in the Euhemeric or anthropomorphising system.

1862 S. Davidson Introd. Old Test. I. 285 This anthropomorphising of the Divine Being by making him speak audibly in the air.

1910 N.Y. Times 3 Aug. 6/5 Those of us who lack, or who try to restrain, the anthropomorphizing tendency.

1977 Spectator 1 Jan. 35/1 It is their incorrigible anthropomorphisings which are the cat-lovers'..most readily identifiable characteristics.

2002 J. L. Sanz Starring T. Rex! v. 32 This meant the practical elimination of one of the trademarks of the Disney factory: the anthropomorphizing of animals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anthropomorphize
释义	anthropomorphizev. Brit. /ˌanθrəpəˈmɔːfʌɪz/, U.S. /ˌænθrəpəˈmɔrˌfaɪz/ Forms: 1800s– anthropomorphise, 1800s– anthropomorphize. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἀνθρωπόμορϕος , -ize suffix. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἀνθρωπόμορϕος (see anthropomorphous adj.) + -ize suffix. Compare French anthropomorphiser (1845 in sense 1). Compare earlier anthropomorphitize v., and also earlier anthropomorphose v. 1. transitive. To attribute human characteristics, form, or personality to; to make or regard as anthropomorphous. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [verb (transitive)] > attribute with human form or personality creaturize1652 anthropomorphitize1810 anthropomorphize1826 1826 W. L. Brown Compar. View Christianity II. iii. iii. 64 Thus men, anthropomorphizing the infinitely perfect God, adapt their religious notions and services to this degraded description of him. 1847 Blackwood's Mag. 61 440 We spiritualise the material universe, and afterwards..anthropomorphise spirit. 1903 Nature 25 June 174/2 The author is very anxious to eliminate..the natural tendency to anthropomorphise the actions of bees to too large an extent. 1974 Boating Jan. 12/2 Mr. Hamilton's ire ought to be directed against the giants in industry who have brainwashed us into anthropomorphizing the family car. 2003 B. C. Crafton From Geranium Farm 23 However much we may anthropomorphize our cats and dogs, our emotions are not shared by the animals. 2. intransitive. To attribute human characteristics, form, or personality to something other than a human being; to use anthropomorphic language or ideas. ΘΚΠ the world > people > anthropocentrism > [verb (intransitive)] > anthropomorphism anthropomorphize1858 1858 G. H. Lewes Sea-side Stud. 365 Our tendency to anthropomorphise..causes us to interpret the actions of animals according to the analogy of human nature. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) i. 86 You may see imaginative children every day anthropomorphizing in this way. 1907 Irish Eccl. Rec. 21 491 We must to a certain extent anthropomorphise when speaking of God's ways. 1974 E. Bowen Henry & Other Heroes iii. 65 It seems the normal brood loss is about 25 percent, and to mourn any deaths below that statistic would be to anthropomorphize, an unrealistic squandering of sentiment. 2012 Guardian 21 Jan. (Review section) 19/2 To anthropomorphise a bit, literature has always been a little embarrassed that its defining moments of modernity..appeared so long after the similar moments in art. Derivatives anthropoˈmorphized adj. ΚΠ 1836 J. W. Donaldson Theatre of Greeks (ed. 4) i. i. 2 Their anthropomorphized divinity was supposed to need a dwelling place; hence the early improvements of architecture in these countries. 1941 Classical Philol. 36 140 A full-fledged, anthropomorphized god of rats and mice. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 15 June d3/4 I don't mind anthropomorphized viruses when they're rendered as $8 plush toys with googly eyes. anthropo'morphizing adj. and n. ΚΠ 1833 T. Keightley in Ovid's Fasti 136/1 Ovid was entangled in the Euhemeric or anthropomorphising system. 1862 S. Davidson Introd. Old Test. I. 285 This anthropomorphising of the Divine Being by making him speak audibly in the air. 1910 N.Y. Times 3 Aug. 6/5 Those of us who lack, or who try to restrain, the anthropomorphizing tendency. 1977 Spectator 1 Jan. 35/1 It is their incorrigible anthropomorphisings which are the cat-lovers'..most readily identifiable characteristics. 2002 J. L. Sanz Starring T. Rex! v. 32 This meant the practical elimination of one of the trademarks of the Disney factory: the anthropomorphizing of animals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1826
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