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Meaning of overhumanize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To overly humanize a nonhuman or subhuman entity.

transitive

Examples

“Here's what I don't like: overhumanized TFs (eg: fleshy faces, Primus theory), and unrealistic humans.”
“Ironically, Americans have been bitching for years about "man in a rubber suit" Toho Godzilla, and then when an American version finally materializes, it looks more like a man in a suit (thanks to the overhumanized anatomy) than any previous Godzilla.”
“How can you overhumanize something that is already simply human?”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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