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  • verb Present participle of humanize.
  • verb pharmacology a monoclonal antibody derived from a mostly human source

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Examples

  • Donnie Yen tackles iconic Three Kingdoms general Action star Donnie Yen has teamed with two of the filmmakers behind the hit Hong Kong crime thriller "Infernal Affairs" for what they call a "humanized" take on an icon from China's fabled Three Kingdoms period.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Action star Donnie Yen has teamed with two of the filmmakers behind the hit Hong Kong crime thriller "Infernal Affairs" for what they call a "humanized" take on an icon from China's fabled Three Kingdoms period.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Their name humanized them and relieved his awkward feeling.

    If Winter Comes 1925

  • And for this reason it is said to be "humanized" -- not that it assumed a man, but that it assumed human nature.

    Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition Aquinas Thomas

  • Animals are humanized, that is, the kinship between animal and human life is still keenly felt, and this reminds us of those early animistic interpretations of nature which subsequently led to doctrines of metempsychosis.

    The Art of the Story-Teller 1915

  • They have an option for people to contact you without giving out your email address, but if you use the "humanized" url format, that is your gmail address.

    Google Profiles, namespace lock-in & social search | FactoryCity 2009

  • That being the case, why shouldn't Hillary attempt to "even the score" by revisiting the delegates 'impression now that Obama has finally been "humanized"?

    Hillary: Pledged Delegates "Just Like" Supers ��� They Can Switch 2009

  • Instead, the producers seemed to think Belle needed to be "humanized," which translates into much melodramatic angst and bemoaning the fact she can't have a romantic relationship while maintaining her call girl career.

    Jayme Lynn Blaschke's Gibberish 2009

  • Instead, the producers seemed to think Belle needed to be "humanized," which translates into much melodramatic angst and bemoaning the fact she can't have a romantic relationship while maintaining her call girl career.

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • Viewers wrote to me in droves via email, Facebook, and Twitter; there were grateful that I had "humanized" him.

    Gotham Chopra: One More for Michael Jackson 2009

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