Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anthropomorphise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: an-thro-po-mor-phise
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Certainly we seem to readily anthropomorphise inanimate objects […]"
"It has been two months since I last checked my feed, during which time Facebook has sent me notifications I didn't sign up for, informing me every time someone posts, and invited me to attend locally organised focus groups. […] Of course, I am anthropomorphising a machine; no one is in charge of all this."

Etymology

By surface analysis, anthropo- + morph + -ise.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

anthropomorphises (present, singular) anthropomorphising (participle, present) anthropomorphised (participle, past) anthropomorphised (past)

Synonyms

anthropomorphize

Questions

What does anthropomorphise mean?: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.
Where does anthropomorphise come from?: By surface analysis, anthropo- + morph + -ise.

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