"anthropize" meaning in All languages combined

See anthropize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: anthropizes [present, singular, third-person], anthropizing [participle, present], anthropized [participle, past], anthropized [past], anthropise [alternative]
Etymology: From anthrop- + -ize. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|anthrop|ize}} anthrop- + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} anthropize (third-person singular simple present anthropizes, present participle anthropizing, simple past and past participle anthropized)
  1. (transitive, ecology) To transform or adapt the environment either to meet the needs of humans, or by human activity. Tags: transitive Translations (to adapt by human activity): anthropiser (French), antropizzare (Italian), antropizar (Portuguese), antropizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-anthropize-en-verb-MreRlebj Categories (other): Ecology, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 54 46 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'to adapt by human activity': 88 12
  2. (transitive, philosophy, AI ethics, technical) To imbue with anthropic qualities; to make human; to anthropomorphize. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-anthropize-en-verb-wc3lMMUu Categories (other): Philosophy, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anthrop-, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anthrop-: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 26 74 Topics: engineering, human-sciences, natural-sciences, philosophy, physical-sciences, sciences, technical
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: misanthropize Related terms: anthropization (alt: anthropisation), anthropocene, anthropomorphism

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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