peopleize

verb

Etymology

From people + -ize.

  1. derived from *poplos — “army
  2. derived from populus
  3. inherited from puple
  4. suffixed as peopleize — “people + ize

Definitions

  1. To adapt to the needs or norms of people.

    • Because you are people, you personify what you perceive — “peopleize” it. You imagine such “spirits” to be small people, endowed with your own kind of characteristics.

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