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deanthropomorphize

deanthropomorphize verb: to cease to anthropomorphize; no longer to regard (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings.

Verb

deanthropomorphize (third-person singular simple present deanthropomorphizes, present participle deanthropomorphizing, simple past and past participle deanthropomorphized)

  1. (transitive) To cease to anthropomorphize; no longer to regard (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings.

Forms of deanthropomorphize

third-person singular presentdeanthropomorphizes
present participledeanthropomorphizing
past participledeanthropomorphized
pastdeanthropomorphized

Origin of deanthropomorphize

From de- + anthropomorphize.

Words formed from deanthropomorphize

Questions about deanthropomorphize

What does deanthropomorphize mean?
Deanthropomorphize means to cease to anthropomorphize; no longer to regard (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings.
What part of speech is deanthropomorphize?
Deanthropomorphize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deanthropomorphize?
The past tense of deanthropomorphize is deanthropomorphized.

Words near deanthropomorphize in the dictionary

  1. deanthropomorphisation
  2. deanthropomorphisations
  3. deanthropomorphism
  4. deanthropomorphization
  5. deanthropomorphizations
  6. deanthropomorphize
  7. deanthropomorphized
  8. deanthropomorphizes
  9. deanthropomorphizing
  10. deappellativization
  11. deappendicize

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