Definition
Past tense of anthropomorphise; gave human characteristics, emotions, or behaviors to non-human things like animals or objects.
Etymology
From anthropo- (human) + morphe (form) + -ise (British suffix). The Greek roots combine to mean 'to give human form.' This practice dates back to ancient times when people explained animal behavior in human terms.
Kelly Says
Ancient Greek poets did this constantly—Zeus as an eagle, Aesop's talking animals—because humans instinctively understand the world through themselves. We still do it today with every animated character, from Mickey Mouse to Siri.
Translations
ARالعربية
إنساني
i-n-sān-i
BNবাংলা
মানবীকৃত
maan-bee-kri-t
CACatalà
antropomorfitzat
an-tro-po-mor-fi-ta-t
CSČeština
antropomorfován
an-tro-po-mor-fo-van
DADansk
anthropomorfiseret
an-tro-po-mor-fi-se-ret
DEDeutsch
anthropomorphisiert
an-tro-po-mor-fi-siert
ELΕλληνικά
ανθρωπομορφισμένος
an-thro-po-mor-fi-s-men-os
ESEspañol
antropomorfizado
an-tro-po-mor-fi-za-do
FAفارسی
انسانوار
in-san-va-r
FISuomi
anthropomorfoitu
an-tro-po-mor-fo-i-tu
FRFrançais
anthropomorphise
ɑ̃.θʁɔ.pɔ.mo.ʁfi.ze
GUGU
મનુષ્યરૂપ
ma-nu-shy-roo-p
HEעברית
anthropomorphized
an-tro-po-mor-fi-zed
HIहिन्दी
मानवीकृत
maan-vee-kr-it
HUMagyar
antropomorfizálva
an-tro-po-mor-fi-za-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
di-manusiakan
di-ma-nu-si-a-kan
IGIG
kpụta ụmụ mmadụ
i-kpụ-ta ü-mụ m-ma-du
ITItaliano
antropomorfizzato
an-tro-po-mor-fi-tza-to
JA日本語
擬人化された
gi-jin-ka-sa-re-ta
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្តជាមនុស្ស
bra-prou-t-cha-m-a-nu-ss
KO한국어
인간화된
in-gan-hwa-deon
MRMR
मानवीकृत
maan-vee-kr-it
MSBahasa Melayu
antropomorfik
an-tro-po-mor-fik
MYမြန်မာ
ပုဂ္ဂိုလ်လို
pu-gg-o-l-lo
NLNederlands
anthropomorfiseerd
an-tro-po-mor-fi-se-erd
NONorsk
anthropomorfiser
an-tro-po-mor-fi-se-r
PAPA
ਮਨੁષ્ય化
man-ush-ya-ka-ran
PLPolski
antropomorfizowany
an-tro-po-mor-fi-zo-wa-ny
PTPortuguês
antropomorfizado
an-tro-po-mor-fi-za-do
RORomână
antropomorfizat
an-tro-po-mor-fi-zat
RUРусский
антропоморфизированный
an-tro-po-mor-fi-zi-ro-van-nyy
SVSvenska
anthropomorfiserad
an-tro-po-mor-fi-se-rad
SWKiswahili
amekuwa binadamu
a-me-koo-wa bi-na-da-mu
TAதமிழ்
மனிதப்படுத்தப்பட்ட
mani-da-padu-pat-ta
TEతెలుగు
మానవీకరించబడిన
maan-a-vee-ka-ri-n-cha-ba-di-na
TLTL
na-anthropomorphize
na-an-tro-po-mor-fi-ze
TRTürkçe
insanlaştırılmış
in-san-lar-şat-miş
UKУкраїнська
антропоморфізований
an-tro-po-mor-fi-zo-va-nyy
URاردو
انسان بن
in-saan-ban
VITiếng Việt
đã nhân hóa
da nhan hoa
YOYO
ṣe àṣọ ẹni
she a-sho e-ni
ZUZU
ukuthi ngumuntu
koo-thee ngum-oon-too