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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Humanize \Hu"man*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humanized}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Humanizing}.] [Cf. F. humaniser.]
1. To render human or humane; to soften; to make gentle by
overcoming cruel dispositions and rude habits; to refine
or civilize. [Also spelled {humanise}.]
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Was it the business of magic to humanize our natures
with compassion? --Addison.
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2. To give a human character or expression to. "Humanized
divinities." --Caird.
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3. (Med.) To convert into something human or belonging to
man; as, to humanize vaccine lymph.
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