humanize

动词 v.
/ˈhjuː.mə.naɪz/    /ˈhjuː.mə.naɪz/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make human; to give or cause to have the fundamental properties of a human. transitive
    — VVas it the buſineſs of magic to humanize our natures with compaſſion, forgiveneſs, and all the inſtances of the moſt extenſive charity?
  2. To make humane. transitive
    — In China, as in India, Buddhism humanized the government and the people. It was a Chinese Emperor, Ming-Ti (a.d. 58-76), converted to Buddhism that abolished the penalty of death.
  3. To make sympathetic or relatable. transitive
    — I think they would try to humanize the worst villains in history out of their fear that the audience might not like the central character.
  4. To become humane or civilized. intransitive
  5. To convert into something human or belonging to humans. transitive
    — to humanize vaccine lymph

词形变化

humanizes present,singular,third-person humanizing participle,present humanized participle,past humanized past humanise alternative humanizes present,singular,third-person humanizing participle,present humanized participle,past humanized past humanise alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Latin hūmānus
Old French umain
Middle French humainbor.
Middle English humayne
English human
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English humanize
From human + -ize.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English humane
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English humanize
From humane + -ize.
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