hominized

Variant of hominize

transitive verb hominized, hominizing

  1. to alter (the earth, environment, etc.) to bring it into conformity with human nature or human needs
  2. to further the evolutionary development of (humankind)

Origin: < L homo (gen. hominis): see homo & -ize

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