to circumvent contranymic confusion

Fair enough, Auntie. I think I may have a go at using "personalize" in place of "anthropomorphize" myself, and see how it works. Can't hack the multi-syllable scientific stuff applied to fairly everyday occurrences.

Did I tell you I have a friend who personalizes his cat?
He makes it wear a collar and has tattooed his name and address on its back, underneath the fur.

Ah.