personify; anthropomorphize
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1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to personify; to anthropomorphize
technicalA rhetorical device commonly employed in fairy tales, fables, and other literary works to make non-human entities relatable by endowing them with human qualities.
Zuò作
jiā家
bǎ把
yuè月
liàng亮
rén人
gé格
huà化
，
fù赋
yǔ予
tā它
wēn温
róu柔
de的
nǚ女
xìng性
xíng形
xiàng象
。
The writer personified the moon, endowing it with a gentle feminine image.
Yù寓
yán言
gù故
shi事
zhōng中
cháng常
bǎ把
hú狐
li狸
rén人
gé格
huà化
，
shǐ使
tā其
biàn变
de得
jiǎo狡
huá猾
。
In fables, foxes are often anthropomorphized to make them cunning.
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Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
jiāng将
chūn春
fēng风
rén人
gé格
huà化
，
xiě写
chū出
le了
chūn春
tiān天
de的
shēng生
jī机
。
This poem personifies the spring breeze, capturing the vitality of spring.