overhumanize

English

Alternative forms

• overhumanise

Etymology

From over- +‎ humanize. Equivalent to over- +‎ human +‎ -ize.

Verb

overhumanize (third-person singular simple present overhumanizes, present participle overhumanizing, simple past and past participle overhumanized)

1. (transitive) To overly humanize a nonhuman or subhuman entity.
   • 1994 April 19, Steven Mar, “Don't Blame B.Budiansky!!!”, in alt.toys.transformers‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-03-24:

     Here's what I don't like: overhumanized TFs (eg: fleshy faces, Primus theory), and unrealistic humans.

   • 1998 May 8, Christopher Paris, “Godzilla spotted”, in alt.movies.monster‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-03-24:

     Ironically, Americans have been bitching for years about "man in a rubber suit" Toho Godzilla, and then when an American version finally materializes, it looks more like a man in a suit (thanks to the overhumanized anatomy) than any previous Godzilla.

   • 2001 February 10, toto, “There ARE other options”, in alt.religion.christianity‎^[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-03-24:

     How can you overhumanize something that is already simply human?