different between civilize vs humanize

English

Alternative forms

• civilise (chiefly British)

Etymology

Borrowed from French civiliser, corresponding to civil +? -ize.

Verb

civilize (third-person singular simple present civilizes, present participle civilizing, simple past and past participle civilized)

1. Alternative spelling of civilise

Related terms

• civilisation, civilization
• civil
• city
• civitas
• civilian
• citizen

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

civilize

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of civilizar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of civilizar
3. first-person singular imperative of civilizar
4. third-person singular imperative of civilizar

English

Alternative forms

• humanise (British)

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?hju?.m?.na?z/
• Hyphenation: hu?man?ize

Etymology 1

human +? -ize

Verb

humanize (third-person singular simple present humanizes, present participle humanizing, simple past and past participle humanized)

1. (transitive) To make human; to give or cause to have the fundamental properties of a human.
   • 1730, Joseph Addison, The Evidences Of The Christian Religion

     Was it the business of magic to humanize our natures with compassion?
2. (transitive) To make sympathetic or relatable.
3. (intransitive) To become humane or civilized.
4. (transitive, medicine) To convert into something human or belonging to humans.

   to humanize vaccine lymph

   humanized monoclonal antibodies

Translations

Antonyms

• dehumanize

Derived terms

• humanization
• humanizable
• humanizer

Etymology 2

humane +? -ize

Verb

humanize (third-person singular simple present humanizes, present participle humanizing, simple past and past participle humanized)

1. To make humane.