peopleize
peopleize verb: to adapt to the needs or norms of people.
Verb
peopleize (third-person singular simple present peopleizes, present participle peopleizing, simple past and past participle peopleized)
- To adapt to the needs or norms of people.
- We have to become comfortable with hiring, working with, and valuing the work of the people who can popularize our data. And I mean popularize in the best sense of the word: peopleize. If we don't make our data products people-friendly we can't really make a serious contribution to the Information...1995, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Proceedings: ... Annual Research Conference (page 397)
- Because you are people, you personify what you perceive — “peopleize” it. You imagine such “spirits” to be small people, endowed with your own kind of characteristics.2012, Jane Roberts, The “Unknown” Reality: Volume One: A Seth Book in Two Volumes
Forms of peopleize
| third-person singular present | peopleizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | peopleizing |
| past participle | peopleized |
| past | peopleized |
| alternative form | peoplize |
Origin of peopleize
From people + -ize.
Questions about peopleize
- What does peopleize mean?
- Peopleize means to adapt to the needs or norms of people.
- What part of speech is peopleize?
- Peopleize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of peopleize?
- The past tense of peopleize is peopleized.
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