Pronunciation: - ˌ f ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -phized ; -phiz · ing
Date: 1845
transitive verb : to attribute human form or personality to
intransitive verb : to attribute human form or personality to things not human
– an · thro · po · mor · phi · za · tion \ - ˌ mo ̇ r-f ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun