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humanize

[hyoo-muh-nahyz, yoo-] / ˈhju məˌnaɪz, ˈju- /
VERB
acculturate
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If America is to reach its 2,500th birthday, it won’t be because it avoided the future but because it learned to humanize it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

“This attempt to humanize Robin, understand him for his good and his bad and try and understand that character as a person, was the instinct behind this.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

The show could help humanize tech titans, the series host said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Then comes the pitch: pay to "humanize" the writing, a pattern experts say bears the hallmarks of a scam.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“Is that really—” “Anything Jeremy can use to humanize you will help,” she says.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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