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Definition of Humanise
1. Verb. Make more humane. "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Humanisation, Humanization
Antonyms: Dehumanize
Definition of Humanise
1. Verb. (British) (alternative spelling of humanize) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Humanise
1. to humanize [v -ISED, -ISING, -ISES] - See also: humanize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Humanise
Literary usage of Humanise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Military Manners and Customs by James Anson Farrer (1885)
"... employment of barbarian troops—The taking of towns by assault—The laws of war
contrasted with the practice—War easier to abolish than to humanise. ..."
2. Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry: From the Year by Mary Berry (1865)
"The more liberal institutions, of fifteen years' duration, had done much to
improve and humanise the people. The fierce spirit of vengeance and retaliation ..."
3. Sonnenschein's Cyclopædia of Education: A Handbook of Reference on All by Alfred Ewen Fletcher (1889)
"... to coordinate the faculties, to humanise the passions, and to stir the intellect
Î \Ve believe that it is true ; that from Lord Chesterfield, ..."
4. The four Georges: Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court & Town Life by William Makepeace Thackeray (1905)
"... all himself renewed ; The same fair path of glory still pursued : Saw to young
George Augusta's care impart Whate'er could raise and humanise the heart; ..."
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