Anthropomorphize

Roots are very helpful parts to words. If a long word such as anthropomorphize can be broken down, it is much easier to understand. This word can be broken down into "anthro" and "morphi". The root "anthro" means human or man, such as in the words anthropology, anthropomorphic, and misanthrope. The second root to this word, "morphi" means form or structure, which are used in words like metamorphosis, amorphous, and morphology. The final part to anthropomorphize is the ending "ize" which can be used to mean "make". All together these three parts to the word come together to mean making into a human structure. Throughout myths, this technique is used often with objects or creatures that are not human. This allows for them to interact with real humans and have some sort of humanistic purposes.