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[ hyoo -muh -nahyz or, often , yoo - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈhyu məˌnaɪz or, often , ˈyu- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), hu·man·ized, hu·man·iz·ing. to make humane, kind, or gentle.
to make human.
verb (used without object), hu·man·ized, hu·man·iz·ing. to become human or humane.
Also especially British , hu·man·ise .
Origin of humanize First recorded in 1595–1605; human + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM humanize hu·man·i·za·tion, noun hu·man·iz·er, noun non·hu·man·ized, adjective o·ver·hu·man·ize, verb, o·ver·hu·man·ized, o·ver·hu·man·iz·ing.
re·hu·man·i·za·tion, noun re·hu·man·ize, verb, re·hu·man·ized, re·hu·man·iz·ing. sem·i·hu·man·ized, adjective su·per·hu·man·ize, verb (used with object), su·per·hu·man·ized, su·per·hu·man·iz·ing. un·hu·man·ize, verb (used with object), un·hu·man·ized, un·hu·man·iz·ing.
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Patrons of all the arts that humanize mankind, under your protection I place humanity herself!
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The knowledge that Aubrey had written them served to humanize him and remove his aloofness in her eyes.
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Its influence has undoubtedly tended to broaden and humanize Moslem law.
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British Dictionary definitions for humanize verb to make or become human
to make or become humane
Derived forms of humanize humanization or humanisation , noun humanizer or humaniser , noun 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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