personify


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personify
v. give human qualities to an inhuman object; embody, incarnate, typify

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Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, and intentions to non-human entities and is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. 

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personify

Verb
1. invest with or as with a body; give body to
(synonym) body
(hypernym) embody, be
(derivation) personification
2. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
(synonym) embody, be
(hypernym) typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
(hyponym) body
(derivation) character, role, theatrical role, part, persona
3. attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"
(synonym) personate
(hypernym) impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
(derivation) personification, incarnation


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personify
v. personifikovat; ztělesnit

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personify
Czas. uosabiać; ucieleśniać; personifikować