humanize
verb/ˈhjuːmənaɪz/
/ˈhjuːmənaɪz/
(British English also humanise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they humanize | /ˈhjuːmənaɪz/ /ˈhjuːmənaɪz/ |
| he / she / it humanizes | /ˈhjuːmənaɪzɪz/ /ˈhjuːmənaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple humanized | /ˈhjuːmənaɪzd/ /ˈhjuːmənaɪzd/ |
| past participle humanized | /ˈhjuːmənaɪzd/ /ˈhjuːmənaɪzd/ |
| -ing form humanizing | /ˈhjuːmənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈhjuːmənaɪzɪŋ/ |
- humanize something to make something more pleasant or suitable for people; to make something more humane
- These measures are intended to humanize the prison system.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French humaniser, from Latin humanus, from homo ‘man, human being’.Want to learn more?
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