anthropomorphize
verb
an·thro·po·mor·phize
ˌan(t)-thrə-pə-ˈmȯr-ˌfīz 
anthropomorphized; anthropomorphizing
: to attribute human form or personality to
: to attribute human form or personality to things not human
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Children also have a higher tendency to anthropomorphize, or to attribute human characteristics or behavior to non-human entities, said Kim.
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Make something soft and face-having, and the human brain will happily anthropomorphize it.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Wenner also wrote that Frisch was unduly anthropomorphizing bees.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
Be cautious in anthropomorphizing AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Make something soft and face-having, and the human brain will happily anthropomorphize it.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Wenner also wrote that Frisch was unduly anthropomorphizing bees.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
Be cautious in anthropomorphizing AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Anthropomorphize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anthropomorphize. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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