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anthropomorphise::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anthropomorphize |
| Type of | ascribe, assign, attribute, impute |
| Derivation | anthropomorphism |
Examples of anthropomorphise
anthropomorphise
If you are going to anthropomorphise animals'feelings you have to go all the way.
From the independent.co.uk
For a start, there's that uniquely Western need to anthropomorphise animals.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
I don't tend to anthropomorphise underwear, but these are the saddest sleeves I've ever seen.
From the guardian.co.uk
Horses do love it I agree but they don't understand the risks due to being animals, don't anthropomorphise.
From the guardian.co.uk
I'd think it a mistake to anthropomorphise them further.
From the guardian.co.uk
I've always found it difficult to anthropomorphise my computers because of how much each one changes over time.
From the economist.com
I anthropomorphise and I know I shouldn't.
From the nzherald.co.nz
I don't anthropomorphise my dog Chalky at all.
From the guardian.co.uk
It was hard not to anthropomorphise.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Anthropomorphize: ascribe human features to something
- Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics to animals or non-living things, phenomena, material states and objects or abstract concepts. ...
- Alternative spelling of anthropomorphize
- To "anthropomorphise" is to consider any non-human thing as if it has human characteristics. This is a problem in biology, for example, where some people talk about a duck or a bear as having a "family" (a human social organism), when they do not. ...
