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anthropomorphize::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anthropomorphise |
| Type of | ascribe, assign, attribute, impute |
| Derivation | anthropomorphism |
Examples of anthropomorphize
anthropomorphize
Part of her phenomena is a tendency to anthropomorphize things and give them feelings.
From the time.com
We anthropomorphize them as having feelings and reactions similar our own.
From the cnn.com
You have your own ideas now about what to anthropomorphize, and a fan finds it adorable.
From the bostonherald.com
Social psychologists are interested in our tendency to anthropomorphize inanimate objects.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
It's been exciting to attempt to anthropomorphize a mother duck.
From the denverpost.com
Some people anthropomorphize their pets in ways that cause issues.
From the courier-journal.com
Epley has also found that people are more likely to anthropomorphize when they are feeling lonely.
From the chron.com
Were you also careful not to anthropomorphize the environment?
From the sltrib.com
Most films centered on animals tend to anthropomorphize their stars, but My Dog Tulip does the opposite.
From the chron.com
- Ascribe human features to something
- (anthropomorphism) the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits
- (Anthropomorphizes) Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics to animals or non-living things, phenomena, material states and objects or abstract concepts. ...
- To endow with human qualities; To attribute human characteristics to something that is non-human
- (Anthropomorphized) To alter an animal (usually, though not exclusively, through surgery) to appear or act more human. The experiments in The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells fit this category. Colloquial: "anthro(s)" or "beastie(s)".
- (Anthropomorphism) ascription of human feelings or traits to nonhuman beings or entities
- (Anthropomorphism) From the Greek Anthropos, man. The act of endowing God or the gods with a human form and human attributes or qualities.
- (ANTHROPOMORPHISM) God is described in terms of a man. God is like man in at least some respects. "God's arm is not short that it cannot save."
- (ANTHROPOMORPHISM) The attribution of human characteristics to nonhuman beings or things. A label often misapplied by certain factions of the parrot industry to anyone who even suggests that parrots are capable of emotion, intelligence, or any kind of thought process.
