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humanize

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
humanize verb
also British humanise /ˈhjuːməˌnaɪz/
humanizes; humanized; humanizing
humanize
verb
also British humanise /ˈhjuːməˌnaɪz/
humanizes; humanized; humanizing
Learner's definition of HUMANIZE
[+ object]
: to make (someone or something) seem gentler, kinder, or more appealing to people使更加人道；使更加仁慈
BNC: 38642 COCA: 18160

humanize

verb

hu·​man·​ize ˈhyü-mə-ˌnīz How to pronounce humanize (audio) ˈyü- How to pronounce humanize (audio)
variants also British humanise
humanized; humanizing; humanizes

transitive verb

1
a
: to represent (something) as human : to attribute human qualities to (something)
Much as we try, we can't stop humanizing our horses. Jeffrey Kluger
b
: to address or portray (someone) in a way that emphasizes that person's humanity or individuality
My goal, long before my father ever became homeless, was to humanize those who lived on the streets. Diana Kim
c(1)
: to include or increase human interaction in (something, such as a process or place)
[Stan] Lowe said he's proud of the increased use of alternative-dispute resolution for the type of complaint that can be informally resolved between an officer and a member of the public. … "It humanizes the experience from both perspectives. It really does repair a relationship, but you're doing it one relationship at a time." Louise Dickson
(2)
: to adapt (something) to human nature or use
In this period of rapid change, the city began putting money back into the neighborhood. Over time, there was a conscious effort to invest in humanizing the landscape, including the reinstallation of the now-famous seven steel arches and street trees. Kaylee Harter and Shanti Lerner
The fact is, cats play different predatory roles in different natural and humanized landscapes. William S. Lynn
2
: to make (something) humane : soften, civilize
Lincoln forged a new lean language to humanize and redeem the first modern war. Gary Wills
3
a
: to cause (a nonhuman organism or one of its parts) to include components (such as cells, tissues, or genes) of human origin or to produce human substances or components (such as insulin)
It's OK to mess with a creature's "simple" parts—the plumbing in its gut, let's say—but we're risking moral crisis when we start to humanize its neural tissue. Daniel Engber
But other forms of humanized mice, such as mice engineered to have a human immune system, are routine laboratory animals that seem to occasion little angst. Nicholas Wade
These "humanized" cells were then removed and cloned with tumor cells to make a cell line that produced pure human monoclonal antibodies, the researchers said. Warren E. Leary
b
: to modify (a nonhuman antibody) by genetic engineering to contain mainly human protein sequences
Monoclonals are made by cultivating antibody-producing cells in the immune system of mice, extracting them from the animals' spleen, and then going through an elaborate process to "humanize" the antibodies to avoid immune reactions in human patients. Gary Stix
We're using mice to make humanized antibodies that produce cancer drugs. William Saletan
humanization
ˌhyü-mə-nə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce humanize (audio)
ˌyü-
noun
humanizer noun

Example Sentences

The new publicity has helped to humanize the corporation's image. They promised to humanize conditions at the company.
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Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of humanize was in 1603
BNC: 38642 COCA: 18160

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