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anthropomorphized

anthropomorphized is the simple past and past participle of anthropomorphize.

Meaning of anthropomorphize

Verb

anthropomorphize (third-person singular simple present anthropomorphizes, present participle anthropomorphizing, simple past and past participle anthropomorphized)

  1. (transitive) To endow with human qualities.
  2. (transitive) To ascribe human characteristics and behaviors to nonhuman entities.
    • Bonnie Lucas further anthropomorphizes the flower in her watercolors, combining it surreally with the human female figure[…]1988 January 15, Kathryn Hixson, “On Exhibit: a gallery full of flowers”, in Chicago Reader

Words formed from anthropomorphized

Questions about anthropomorphized

What is anthropomorphized the simple past and past participle of?
Anthropomorphized is the simple past and past participle of anthropomorphize.

Words near anthropomorphized in the dictionary

  1. anthropomorphitisms
  2. anthropomorphizable
  3. anthropomorphization
  4. anthropomorphizations
  5. anthropomorphize
  6. anthropomorphized
  7. anthropomorphizer
  8. anthropomorphizes
  9. anthropomorphizing
  10. anthropomorphological
  11. anthropomorphologically

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