anthropomorphize

Questions about anthropomorphize

What does anthropomorphize mean?

anthropomorphize means "ascribe human features to something".

How many syllables are in anthropomorphize?

anthropomorphize has 5 syllables: an-thro-po-mor-phize. The stress falls on "po".

What is another word for anthropomorphize?

Close synonyms include anthropomorphise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anthropomorphize a common word?

anthropomorphize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.