humanize B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈhjuːməˌnaɪz/ UK /ˈhjuː.mə.naɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #56841 Meanings 1 verb To make someone or something seem more human, sympathetic, or easy to relate to. The interview helped humanize the politician in the eyes of voters. 2 verb To make something kinder and more considerate towards people. The reforms were meant to humanize the prison system. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites dehumanize Word family Forms humanisedhumanisinghumanizedhumanizeshumanizingrehumaniserehumanize Derived forms humanizablehumanizationhumanizeroverhumanizerehumanizeunhumanize Etymology AI details From humane + -ize. Topics People & Society Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # humanize **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈhjuːməˌnaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhjuː.mə.naɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 56841 ## Meanings 1. To make someone or something seem more human, sympathetic, or easy to relate to. 2. To make something kinder and more considerate towards people. ## Examples - The interview helped humanize the politician in the eyes of voters. - The reforms were meant to humanize the prison system. ## Antonyms - dehumanize ## Derived Forms - humanizable - humanization - humanizer - overhumanize - rehumanize - unhumanize ## Etymology From humane + -ize. ## AI Etymology Humanize comes from humane + -ize. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “To make someone or something seem more human, sympathetic, or easy to relate to” and “To make something kinder and more considerate towards people”. ## Topics - People & Society - Actions & Processes markdown