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(transitive) To overly humanize a nonhuman or subhuman entity..
Here's what I don't like: overhumanized TFs (eg: fleshy faces, Primus theory), and unrealistic humans.
Ironically, Americans have been bitching for years about "man in a rubber suit" Toho Godzilla, and then when an American version finally materializes, it looks more like a man in a suit (thanks to the overhumanized anatomy) than any previous Godzilla.
How can you overhumanize something that is already simply human?
Use overhumanize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overhumanize means (transitive) To overly humanize a nonhuman or subhuman entity..
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Here's what I don't like: overhumanized TFs (eg: fleshy faces, Primus theory), and unrealistic humans.
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