
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)