Definition of ’anthropomorphize’

anthropomorphize

in British English

[ an-thruh-puh-mawr-fahyz ]

verb (used with or without object), an·thro·po·mor·phized, an·thro·po·mor·phiz·ing.

Anthropomorphizing is the human tendency to see the illusory or theoretical human-behavior and qualities in humans*, animals, and other objects.

*a bipedal primate mammal (Homo sapiens)

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