Etymology

humanize

hu·man·ize
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Today it means: To make human; to give or cause to have the fundamental properties of a human. Full definition →

English human ← Middle English humayne ← Middle French humain
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humanize · verb1

  1. Latinhūmānu
  2. Old Frenchumain
  3. Middle Frenchhumain
  4. Middle Englishhumayne
  5. Englishhuman
  6. English todayhumanize

From human + -ize.

humanize · verb2

From humane + -ize.

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