Verb: anthropomorphize ,an-thru-pu'mor,fIz
- Ascribe human features to something
"A forthcoming study looks at how consumers anthropomorphize products, endowing a car or a pair of shoes with human characteristics";
- anthropomorphise [Brit]
Derived forms: anthropomorphizing, anthropomorphizes, anthropomorphized
Type of: ascribe, assign, attribute, impute
Encyclopedia: Anthropomorphize