anthropomorphize

English

Alternative forms

• anthropomorphise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Verb

anthropomorphize ‎(third-person singular simple present anthropomorphizes, present participle anthropomorphizing, simple past and past participle anthropomorphized)

1. To endow with human qualities.
2. To attribute human characteristics to something that is non-human.

Translations

to attribute human qualities

• German: vermenschlichen, anthropomorphisieren

• Portuguese: antropomorfizar

Related terms

• anthropomorphic
• anthropomorphically
• anthropomorphism
• anthropomorphization