humanise
Add human qualities
Humanise is the British spelling of humanize.
To humanise is to make something more human—giving it human qualities, making it more relatable, or treating it with greater compassion.
You might humanise a corporation through personal storytelling, or humanise a villain by showing their vulnerabilities.
Technology companies talk about humanising interfaces to make them feel less cold.
The documentary humanised the refugees by focusing on individual families.
Compassionate understanding of others
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
gentleness · humaneness · warmth · caring · consideration · grace · charity · generosity
Agreeable in manner
- friendlyShowing kindness, warmth
- accessibleAble to be reached
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- relatableEasy to identify with
genuine · authentic · down-to-earth · real · informal · casual · conversational · demystify
Represent as human
- animateGive life to
- embodyExpress through physical form
- characterizeDescribe distinctive qualities
- individualizeMake distinct for someone
vivify · endow · incarnate · represent · portray · depict · give voice · humanoid
sympathy
Compassionate understanding of others
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
tenderness · gentleness · humaneness · warmth · caring · consideration · grace · charity · generosity · humanitarianism
personable
Agreeable in manner
- friendlyShowing kindness, warmth
- accessibleAble to be reached
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
relatable · genuine · authentic · down-to-earth · real · informal · casual · conversational · demystify · simplify
personify
Represent as human
- animateGive life to
- embodyExpress through physical form
- characterizeDescribe distinctive qualities
individualize · vivify · endow · incarnate · represent · portray · depict · give voice · humanoid · lifelike
humanisedehumanize
Strip of dignity
dehumanise · brutalize · brutalise · objectify · depersonalize
humanisedepersonalize
Remove individual character
depersonalise · abstract · anonymize · generalize · commodify
humanisemechanize
Equip with machines
mechanise · industrialize · automate · bureaucratize · systematize
- humanitarian aidCrisis relief for sufferers
- crimes against humanitySystematic persecution of civilians
- humanitarian crisisLarge-scale emergency harming populations
- humanitarian workEfforts aiding those in crisis
- humanitarian missionOrganized aid to suffering populations
- humanitarian crisesEvents causing mass suffering
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