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hominize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ho-minize
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make human, or treat as if human.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Latin homō (“human”, stem homin-) + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hominizes (present, singular) hominizing (participle, present) hominized (participle, past) hominized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

hominization

Questions

What does hominize mean?
To make human, or treat as if human.
Where does hominize come from?
From Latin homō (“human”, stem homin-) + -ize.

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