
verb (used with or without object), an·thro·po·mor·phized, an·thro·po·mor·phiz·ing.
- to ascribe human form or attributes to (an animal, plant, material object, etc.).
verb
- to attribute or ascribe human form or behaviour to (a god, animal, object, etc)
1834; see anthropomorphic + -ize. Related: Anthropomorphized; anthopomorphizing.