anthropomorphize

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  1. transitive verb To ascribe human characteristics to.
  2. intransitive verb To ascribe human characteristics to things not human.

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  • She hated to anthropomorphize, especially from this distance, but the dog did appear depressed. —  In a Strange City
  • Cotter chooses to anthropomorphize everybody as cats. —  Blog@Newsarama
  • Reading Roomba reviews on Amazon, I notice that everyone tends to personify / anthropomorphize the Roomba. —  Being Amber Rhea
  • Not only do our laws treat companies like people, but as people tend to do, we anthropomorphize companies. —  Stormy's Corner
  • In other words, don't anthropomorphize the market. —  Library of Economics and Liberty
 

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/ænθrəpəˈmɔrfaɪz/
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