Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to humorize
Participle: humorized
Gerund: humorizing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | humorize |
| you | humorize |
| he;she;it | humorizes |
| we | humorize |
| you | humorize |
| they | humorize |
Perfect
| I | have humorized |
| you | have humorized |
| he;she;it | has humorized |
| we | have humorized |
| you | have humorized |
| they | have humorized |
Past
| I | humorized |
| you | humorized |
| he;she;it | humorized |
| we | humorized |
| you | humorized |
| they | humorized |
Pluperfect
| I | had humorized |
| you | had humorized |
| he;she;it | had humorized |
| we | had humorized |
| you | had humorized |
| they | had humorized |
Future
| I | will humorize |
| you | will humorize |
| he;she;it | will humorize |
| we | will humorize |
| you | will humorize |
| they | will humorize |
Future Perfect
| I | will have humorized |
| you | will have humorized |
| he;she;it | will have humorized |
| we | will have humorized |
| you | will have humorized |
| they | will have humorized |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | humorize |
| you | humorize |
| he;she;it | humorize |
| we | humorize |
| you | humorize |
| they | humorize |
Perfect
| I | have humorized |
| you | have humorized |
| he;she;it | have humorized |
| we | have humorized |
| you | have humorized |
| they | have humorized |
Imperfect
| I | humorized |
| you | humorized |
| he;she;it | humorized |
| we | humorized |
| you | humorized |
| they | humorized |
Pluperfect
| I | had humorized |
| you | had humorized |
| he;she;it | had humorized |
| we | had humorized |
| you | had humorized |
| they | had humorized |
Conditional
Present
| I | would humorize |
| you | would humorize |
| he;she;it | would humorize |
| we | would humorize |
| you | would humorize |
| they | would humorize |
Perfect
| I | would have humorized |
| you | would have humorized |
| he;she;it | would have humorized |
| we | would have humorized |
| you | would have humorized |
| they | would have humorized |
Imperative
| you | humorize |
| we | Let's humorize |
| you | humorize |
Verbs conjugated like 'humorize'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'humorize'
humorise,
humourize,
humanize,
humourise,
memorize,
tutorize,
amortize,
aphorize,
arborize,
authorize,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From humor + -ize.
Sample Sentences
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There are hundreds of terms for masturbation in men such as "spanking the monkey" or "charming the snake," which serve to humorize but also to avoid directly discussing the topic. [2023 February 9, Jon E. Grant, Samuel R. Chamberlain, Impulse: The Science of Sex and Desire, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38:]
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[…] that were invented by the servicemen and women to undercut, satirize, humorize, and ironize their bleak situation, and to "evoke the cant of horse-age military supply." [2001, Christopher Edgar, Gary Lenhart, editors, The Teachers & Writers Guide to Classic American Literature, Teachers & Writers, →ISBN, page 267:]
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That is, in both subtle and blatant ways, utterances report, assert, confirm, claim, doubt, deny, imply, suggest, hint, request, command, forbid, humorize, belittle, pronounce, decree, and so on. [2016 December 8, Robert W. Schrauf, Mixed Methods: Interviews, Surveys, and Cross-Cultural Comparisons, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN:]
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[…] to my family and friends who will understand my candor, my sarcastic licks, intensity in openness and my own unique way to “humorize” life's experiences. [2010 March 11, John W. Edwards III, 2012 Global Warning, iUniverse, →ISBN:]
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I was able to humorize the situation and make it not sound so serious to her. [2019 November 11, Earl Spivey, Tears of Gethsemane: A Pastor's Journey through Leukemia, Christian Faith Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:]