Synonyms for humanize
ˈhyu məˌnaɪz; often ˈyu-hu·man·ize

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1. humanize

   Synonyms:
   civilize, ameliorate, enlighten, christianise, refine

   Antonyms:
   barbarize, degrade, debase, depress, brutalize

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1. humanize, humaniseverb

   make more humane

   "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city"

   Synonyms:
   humanise

   Antonyms:
   dehumanize, dehumanise

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1. personification

   to humanize is to make something friendlier to humans.

   they promised to humanize conditions at the company.

   Submitted by rinat on December 2, 2015  

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1. humanizeverb

   Synonyms:
   soften, make humane

2. humanizeverb

   Synonyms:
   civilize, cultivate, refine, polish, improve, enlighten, educate, reclaim from barbarism

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1. List of paraphrases for "humanize":

   humanise

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1. Christopher Dearborn:

   I don't think they have any hope of prevailing in the guilt phase, but their strategy will continue to be to gain some credibility with the jury by conceding what they had to concede and hoping to try to humanize the kid a little bit so that will carry over into the second phase of the trial.

2. Thomas Husson:

   The marketing rhetoric around the Neons is quite extreme at a time when AI generates lots of confusion and anxiety [ with topics such as ] humans replacing machines, AI ethics issues and deep fakes, but if they're able to successfully express emotions, they would help enhance interactions between consumers and brands, and more broadly humanize technology.

3. Bartosz Staszewski:

   You show up, you humanize yourself.

4. County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett:

   I view this change in name as a way to humanize those who are within our care.

5. Adrian Sestelo:

   When you don't know the biology of a species, to unjustifiably claim it suffers abuse, is stressed or depressed, is to make one of man's most common mistakes, which is to humanize animal behavior.