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 [hyoo-muh-nahyz or, often, yoo-]  

hu·man·ize

   [hyoo-muh-nahyz or, often, yoo-] verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to make humane, kind, or gentle.
2.
to make human.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become human or humane.

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Also, especially British, hu·man·ise.

Origin:
1595–1605; human + -ize

Related forms
hu·man·i·za·tion, noun
hu·man·iz·er, noun
non·hu·man·ized, adjective
o·ver·hu·man·ize, verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
re·hu·man·i·za·tion, noun
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re·hu·man·ize, verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
sem·i·hu·man·ized, adjective
su·per·hu·man·ize, verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
un·hu·man·ize, verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
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humanize or humanise (ˈhjuːməˌnaɪz)
 
—vb
1.  to make or become human
2.  to make or become humane
 
humanise or humanise
 
—vb
 
humani'zation or humanise
 
—n
 
humani'sation or humanise
 
—n
 
'humanizer or humanise
 
—n
 
'humaniser or humanise
 
—n

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