The definition of humane is a kind, tender and compassionate person.
(adjective)An example of humane is someone who stops to help push a person's car that has stopped in the middle of the road.
See humane in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: earlier var. of human, now usually assoc. directly with L humanus
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See humane in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Middle English humain, human; see human
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