adjective
- made human or given human characteristics; transformed into or resembling a human being
Usage: formal; chiefly used in anthropology and philosophy
Examples
- The fossil record shows how early primates became hominized over millions of years.
- Anthropologists study the hominized features that distinguish our ancestors from other apes.
- The process of becoming hominized involved the development of language and tool use.
- Some philosophers debate whether artificial intelligence could ever become truly hominized.
- The hominized brain structure allowed for complex reasoning and abstract thought.