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overhumanise

overhumanise is the alternative spelling of overhumanize.

Meaning of overhumanize

Verb

overhumanize (third-person singular simple present overhumanizes, present participle overhumanizing, simple past and past participle overhumanized)

  1. (transitive) To overly humanize a nonhuman or subhuman entity.
    • Here's what I don't like: overhumanized TFs (eg: fleshy faces, Primus theory), and unrealistic humans.1994 April 19, Steven Mar, “Don't Blame B.Budiansky!!!”, in alt.toys.transformers (Usenet), retrieved 24 Mar 2022

Forms of overhumanise

third-person singular presentoverhumanises
present participleoverhumanising
past participleoverhumanised
pastoverhumanised

Origin of overhumanise

From over- + humanise. Equivalent to over- + human + -ise.

Questions about overhumanise

What is overhumanise the alternative spelling of?
Overhumanise is the alternative spelling of overhumanize.

Words near overhumanise in the dictionary

  1. overhuge
  2. overhugged
  3. overhugging
  4. overhugs
  5. overhumanisation
  6. overhumanise
  7. overhumanised
  8. overhumanises
  9. overhumanising
  10. overhumanization
  11. overhumanize

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