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hu⋅man⋅ize

  [hyoo-muh-nahyz or, often, yoo-] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use humanize in a Sentence
–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.
Also, especially British, hu⋅man⋅ise.

Origin:
1595–1605; human + -ize

Related forms:
hu⋅man⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
hu⋅man⋅iz⋅er, noun
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hu·man·ize   (hyōō'mə-nīz')   
tr.v.   hu·man·ized, hu·man·iz·ing, hu·man·iz·es

  1. To portray or endow with human characteristics or attributes; make human: humanized the puppets with great skill.

  2. To imbue with humaneness or human kindness; civilize: acts of courtesy that humanize life in a big city.

hu'man·i·za'tion (-mə-nĭ-zā'shən) n., hu'man·iz'er n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hu·man·ize
Variant: also British hu·man·ise /'hyü-m&-"nIz, 'yü-/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ized also British -ised; -iz·ing also British -is·ing
: to render (cow's milk) suitable for consumption byhuman babies —hu·man·iza·tion also British hu·man·isa·tion /"hyü-m&-n&-'zA-sh&n, "yü-/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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