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overhumanizing

overhumanizing is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about overhumanizing

What is overhumanizing the present participle and gerund of?
Overhumanizing is the present participle and gerund of overhumanize.

Words near overhumanizing in the dictionary

  1. overhumanising
  2. overhumanization
  3. overhumanize
  4. overhumanized
  5. overhumanizes
  6. overhumanizing
  7. overhung
  8. overhungry
  9. overhunt
  10. overhunted
  11. overhunting

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