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Does anyone know what the term is for investing a human with non-human (animal or object) characteristics? I found one reference to "animafication" on the web, but haven't found that in any of my dictionaries, and am reasonably certain that is not the term I am looking for.
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FWIW, you're looking for the opposite of anthropomorphism not personification. (^_^)
Zoomorphism is attributing animal attributes to a god.
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Merriam Webster:
animalize
One entry found for animalize.
Main Entry: an·i·mal·ize
Pronunciation: 'a-n&-m&-"lIz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -ized; -iz·ing
1 : to represent in animal form
2 : to cause to be or act like an animal
- an·i·mal·iza·tion /"a-n&-m&-l&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Would that give animalization?
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2 : to cause to be or act like an animal
- an·i·mal·iza·tion .. noun>Would that give animalization? as Bart Simpson would say, "D'oh!"  -joe (sorry Bran) friday
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 "D'oh", dumb dumber dumbest? Yes, I guess I call it a day and practise some reading again. Might help.
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Would reification (from latin res , thing) fit the bill?
representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality; "according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual" [syn: depersonalization]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Was going to try objectification, which seems to be typically employed as a 'girlie gripe'. That one (reification) sounds technically far more apt, despite being dinged by spell-check.
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Maybe it could be totemism, as described here . The idea of a totem seems to be relevant.
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Ah yes. Some of us have a term of endearment for this device: Ænigma.
(with no apologies to Alan Turing)
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