deanthropomorphize

verb

To cease to anthropomorphize; no longer to regard (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings.

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Meanings

verbdeanthropomorphize (third-person singular simple present deanthropomorphizes, present participle deanthropomorphizing, simple past and past participle deanthropomorphized)

present singular third person deanthropomorphizes · participle present deanthropomorphizing · participle past deanthropomorphized · past deanthropomorphized

  1. transitiveTo cease to anthropomorphize; no longer to regard (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings.

Origin

From de- + anthropomorphize.

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APA

deanthropomorphize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deanthropomorphize

MLA

“deanthropomorphize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deanthropomorphize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deanthropomorphize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deanthropomorphize.

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