humanize

Verb

Verb Forms: humanized, humanizing, humanizes

To make human; to give human characteristics to.
make more humane
- "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city"
To make human; to give or cause to have the fundamental properties of a human.
To make sympathetic or relatable.
To convert into something human or belonging to humans.
To make humane.
To become humane or civilized.

Examples

humanized monoclonal antibodies
It’s hard to HUMANIZE the AI opponent in Words With Friends when it consistently plays bingos.
to humanize vaccine lymph

Origin / Etymology

From human + -ize.

Synonyms

humanise

Antonyms

dehumanize

Scrabble Score: 22

humanize: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
humanize: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
humanize: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

humanize: valid Words With Friends Word