hominize
/ˈhɑmənaɪz/
verb
- To make something more human or human-like in character, behavior, or form.
- The movie uses special effects to hominize the alien creature, making it seem almost like a person.
- Some scientists argue that we should not hominize animals by attributing human emotions to them.
- The artist tried to hominize the robot in her painting by giving it a gentle smile.
- To cause a species or group to evolve or develop human traits or characteristics.
- Climate changes may have helped hominize our ancestors by forcing them to adapt to new environments.
- Anthropologists study how early primates began to hominize over millions of years.
- The process to hominize a population involves changes in brain size and social behavior.
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