Definition of Humanize
Hu´man`ize
v. t.
1.
To
render
human
or
humane
;
to
soften
;
to
make
gentle
by
overcoming
cruel
dispositions
and
rude
habits
;
to
refine
or
civilize
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Humanized
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Humanizing
.]
Was
it
the
business
of
magic
to
humanize
our
natures
with
compassion
?
- Addison.
2.
To
give
a
human
character
or
expression
to
.
3.
(Med.)
To
convert
into
something
human
or
belonging
to
man
;
as
,
to
humanize
vaccine
lymph
.
v. i.
1.
To
become
or
be
made
more
humane
;
to
become
civilized
;
to
be
ameliorated
.
By
the
original
law
of
nations
,
war
and
extirpation
were
the
punishment
of
injury
.
Humanizing
by
degrees
,
it
admitted
slavery
instead
of
death
;
a
further
step
was
the
exchange
of
prisoners
instead
of
slavery
.
- Franklin.
Related Words
alter
,
change
,
dehumanise
,
dehumanize
,
humanisation
,
humanise
,
humanization
,
modify
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