anthropize

English

Alternative forms

• anthropise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

anthrop- +‎ -ize

Verb

anthropize (third-person singular simple present anthropizes, present participle anthropizing, simple past and past participle anthropized)

1. (transitive) To transform or adapt the environment either to meet the needs of humans, or by human activity.
2. (transitive) To anthropomorphize.
   • 1968, American Scientist, volume 56, page 490:

     In his speculations about the phylogenies of the apes, Reynolds rests his conclusions upon standard but insecure evidence and premature interpretations, and he occasionally anthropizes living apes; for example (p. 126) "maniacal calls of groups of chimpanzees ..."

Related terms

• anthropization (anthropisation)
• anthropocene
• anthropomorphism

Translations

to adapt by human activity

• French: anthropiser (fr)
• Italian: antropizzare (it)
• Portuguese: antropizar
• Spanish: antropizar