humanize
verb
hu·man·ize
| \ ˈhyü-mə-ˌnīz
, ˈyü-\
, ˈyü-\
humanized;
humanizing
Definition of humanize
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Other Words from humanize
humanization
\ ˌhyü-mə-nə-ˈzā-shən
, ˌyü- \
noun
, ˌyü- \
noun
humanizer
noun
Examples of humanize in a Sentence
The new publicity has helped to humanize the corporation's image.
They promised to humanize conditions at the company.
Recent Examples on the Web
Her designs for home goods looked current and fresh within the ordinary suburban home and humanized more high-end modernist design that was beautifully refined, but unornamented. — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, "With a Glorious New Exhibition, Designer Vera Neumann Gets Her Due," 5 Aug. 2019 Its history can be deeply humanizing, offering groundbreaking ways of understanding a people’s art and customs on their own terms. — James Panero, WSJ, "‘The Story Box: Franz Boas, George Hunt and the Making of Anthropology’ Review: People Persons," 29 May 2019 Maggie was an accomplished nurse practitioner dedicated to palliative care nursing as a means to humanize the healthcare system. — courant.com, "Margaret A. Riley," 1 Aug. 2019 The play takes a stab at psychoanalysis to humanize the inscrutable superstar, who ferociously guarded her privacy during a career that included stage and screen triumphs and a fair amount of flops. — Patti Hartigan, BostonGlobe.com, "In ‘Tea at Five,’ Faye Dunaway delivers the full flavor of Kate Hepburn," 30 June 2019 These songs conflate his newfound responsibilities as a husband and father with memories of childhood innocence, a mix that humanizes the rapper even as his career transcends music. — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, "Review: Chance the Rapper’s new ‘The Big Day’," 26 July 2019 But the film’s great strength, in addition to the usual quality-control things, is its care to humanize, not demonize, the characters who are playing by those rules. — Kerry Lengel, azcentral, "Review: ‘The Reports on Sarah and Saleem’ is an intimate geopolitical thriller," 24 July 2019 This is a sage strategy, because Enemy deserves to be a popular recommendation at school libraries across the land — humanizing a brutal chapter in U.S. history that even many adults seem to understand only vaguely. — Michael Cavna, Dallas News, "George Takei has talked about his family's internment before, but never quite like this," 16 July 2019 Rosenwald said talk radio lets politicians humanize themselves. — Edward Fitzpatrick, BostonGlobe.com, "In Rhode Island, talk (and talk and talk) radio is long tradition in state politics," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'humanize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for humanize
humanize
verb
English Language Learners Definition of humanize
: to make (someone or something) seem gentler, kinder, or more appealing to people
See the full definition for humanize in the English Language Learners Dictionary
humanize
transitive verb
hu·man·ize
variants:
also British humanise \ ˈhyü-mə-ˌnīz
, ˈyü-
\
, ˈyü-
\
humanized
also British humanised;
humanizing
also British humanising
Medical Definition of humanize
: to render (cow's milk) suitable for consumption by human babies
Other Words from humanize
humanization
also British humanisation \ ˌhyü-mə-nə-ˈzā-shən
, ˌyü-
\
noun
, ˌyü-
\
noun