humanization

noun

hu·​man·​ization ˌhyümənə̇ˈzāshən 

-ˌnīˈz- also ˌyü-

plural -s

: the act or process of humanizing : the fact or condition of being humanized

an increasing humanization of the industrial process

—E. M. Erikson

the changes in the carved figures well illustrate the growing humanization of the divine and the saintly

—G. C. Sellery

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