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humanize
hu·man·ize H0318900 (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. hu′man·i·za′tion (-mə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.hu′man·iz′er n.humanize (ˈhjuːməˌnaɪz) or humanisevb1. to make or become human2. to make or become humane ˌhumaniˈzation, ˌhumaniˈsation n ˈhumanˌizer, ˈhumanˌiser nhu•man•ize (ˈhyu məˌnaɪz; often ˈyu-) v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. 1. to make humane, kind, or gentle; civilize. 2. to give or attribute human character to. [1595–1605] hu′man•iz`er, n. humanize Past participle: humanized Gerund: humanizing
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humanize | humanize |
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I humanize | you humanize | he/she/it humanizes | we humanize | you humanize | they humanize |
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I humanized | you humanized | he/she/it humanized | we humanized | you humanized | they humanized |
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I am humanizing | you are humanizing | he/she/it is humanizing | we are humanizing | you are humanizing | they are humanizing |
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I have humanized | you have humanized | he/she/it has humanized | we have humanized | you have humanized | they have humanized |
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I was humanizing | you were humanizing | he/she/it was humanizing | we were humanizing | you were humanizing | they were humanizing |
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I had humanized | you had humanized | he/she/it had humanized | we had humanized | you had humanized | they had humanized |
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I will humanize | you will humanize | he/she/it will humanize | we will humanize | you will humanize | they will humanize |
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I will have humanized | you will have humanized | he/she/it will have humanized | we will have humanized | you will have humanized | they will have humanized |
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I will be humanizing | you will be humanizing | he/she/it will be humanizing | we will be humanizing | you will be humanizing | they will be humanizing |
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I have been humanizing | you have been humanizing | he/she/it has been humanizing | we have been humanizing | you have been humanizing | they have been humanizing |
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I will have been humanizing | you will have been humanizing | he/she/it will have been humanizing | we will have been humanizing | you will have been humanizing | they will have been humanizing |
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I had been humanizing | you had been humanizing | he/she/it had been humanizing | we had been humanizing | you had been humanizing | they had been humanizing |
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I would humanize | you would humanize | he/she/it would humanize | we would humanize | you would humanize | they would humanize |
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I would have humanized | you would have humanized | he/she/it would have humanized | we would have humanized | you would have humanized | they would have humanized | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | humanize - make more humane; "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city"humanisealter, 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" |
humanizeverb civilize, improve, refine, polish, educate, soften, cultivate, tame, reclaim, enlighten, mellow He used what discretion he could to modify or humanize the system.humanizeverbTo fit for companionship with others, especially in attitude or manners:acculturate, civilize, socialize.Translationshumanize
humanize (hyo͞o′mə-nīz′)tr.v. human·ized, human·izing, human·izes 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. hu′man·i·za′tion (-mə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.hu′man·iz′er n.humanized (hū′mă-nīzd″) Chemically altered to resemble natural human amino acid sequences. It applies to proteins or polypeptides derived from animals, e.g., mice, that are altered to reduce their antigenic potential. humanizehumanize
Synonyms for humanizeverb civilizeSynonyms- civilize
- improve
- refine
- polish
- educate
- soften
- cultivate
- tame
- reclaim
- enlighten
- mellow
Synonyms for humanizeverb to fit for companionship with others, especially in attitude or mannersSynonyms- acculturate
- civilize
- socialize
Synonyms for humanizeverb make more humaneSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms |