'humanise' definitions:

Definition of 'humanise'

From: WordNet
verb
Make more humane; "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city" [syn: humanize, humanise] [ant: dehumanise, dehumanize]

Definition of 'humanise'

From: GCIDE
  • humanise \humanise\ v. Same as humanize. [Chiefly Brit.] [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'humanise'

From: GCIDE
  • Humanize \Hu"man*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humanized; p. pr. & vb. n. Humanizing.] [Cf. F. humaniser.]
  • 1. To render human or humane; to soften; to make gentle by overcoming cruel dispositions and rude habits; to refine or civilize. [Also spelled humanise.] [1913 Webster]
  • Was it the business of magic to humanize our natures with compassion? --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To give a human character or expression to. "Humanized divinities." --Caird. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Med.) To convert into something human or belonging to man; as, to humanize vaccine lymph. [1913 Webster]

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