humanization

American  

[hyoo-muhn-iz-ay-shuhn, hyoo-muhn-ahyz-ay-shuhn] / ˌhyu mən ɪzˈeɪ ʃən, ˌhyu mən aɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of making or becoming humane or human.

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Other Word Forms

• dehumanization noun
• rehumanization noun

Example Sentences

It was about nature increasing these feelings of self-transcendence, and then that increased feelings of humanization.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

"We believe firmly that the Security Council sanctions apparatus requires a strong dose of humanization."

From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2022

“I’m interested in the humanization of our heroes.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2021

I won’t call it regret by any means, but the humanization of what he’d done from the air had wiped him out.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2021

Marriage, simply as marriage, is not the means 'for the procreation of children,' but for the humanization of the offspring procreated.

From The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Coleridge, Henry Nelson