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hominizing

Variant of hominize

hominize definition

homi·nize (häm′ə nīz′)

transitive verb hominized -·nized′, hominizing -·niz′·ing

  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)

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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