anthropomorphise

A form of anthropomorphize — To endow with human qualities.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

verbanthropomorphise (third-person singular simple present anthropomorphises, present participle anthropomorphising, simple past and past participle anthropomorphised)

present singular third person anthropomorphises · participle present anthropomorphising · participle past anthropomorphised · past anthropomorphised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.

    Certainly we seem to readily anthropomorphise inanimate objects […]

    2013 November 12, Nathalia Gjersoe, “How gullible are we when it comes to robots?”, in The Guardian
    1 more example

    It has been two months since I last checked my feed, during which time Facebook has sent me notifications I didn't sign up for, informing me every time someone posts, and invited me to attend locally organised focus groups. […] Of course, I am anthropomorphising a machine; no one is in charge of all this.

    2018 June 15, Emma Brockes, “No, Facebook, I won’t be back. I’ve seen the dangers of habitual sharing”, in The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

verbascribe human features to something

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

anthropomorphise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropomorphise

MLA

“anthropomorphise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropomorphise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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