Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

humanise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: hu-man-ise
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanize.

British usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin hūmānusbor. Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human English -ise English humanise From human + -ise.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

humanises (present, singular) humanising (participle, present) humanised (participle, past) humanised (past)

Derived Forms

dehumanise overhumanise unhumanise

Synonyms

humanize

Questions

What does humanise mean?: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanize.
Where does humanise come from?: Etymology tree Latin hūmānusbor. Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human English -ise English humanise From human + -ise.

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