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anthropomorphize

anthropomorphize [ ánthrəpə máwr fīz ] (3rd person present singular anthropomorphizes, present participle anthropomorphizing, past and past participle anthropomorphized) or anthropomorphise [ ánthrəpə máwr fīz ] (3rd person present singular anthropomorphises, present participle anthropomorphising, past and past participle anthropomorphised)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
treat nonhuman thing as human: to give a nonhuman thing a human form, human characteristics, or human behaviour
our tendency to anthropomorphize wild animals


anthropomorphization [ ánthrəpə máwr fī záysh'n ] noun
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