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anthropomorphize vs ascribe

ascribe vs anthropomorphize

anthropomorphize and ascribe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anthropomorphize No No Yes No
ascribe No No Yes No
As verbs, ascribe is a hypernym of anthropomorphize; that is, ascribe is a word with a broader meaning than anthropomorphize:
  • anthropomorphize: ascribe human features to something
  • ascribe: attribute or credit to
Other hypernyms of anthropomorphize include assign, attribute, impute.
anthropomorphize (verb) ascribe (verb)
ascribe human features to something attribute or credit to
Difference between anthropomorphize and ascribe

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