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personification 

really can't imagine why you're looking this up on the urban dictionary, but it's a literary term that makes an inatimate object seem alive.
the lake rolled around uneasily in it's bed, waiting to awake and attack the citizens.
personification by pocahontas October 27, 2003

Personification 

1. Somebody who embodies something: an embodiment or perfect example of something.

2. A representation of an abstract quality or notion as a human being, especially in art or literature.

3. The attribution of human qualities to objects or abstract notions.
The definition pretty much covers personification.
Personification by Jafje September 24, 2007

Personification 

Bang, Wallop, Crash, Boom, Twonk
The Personification of the car is Boom.
Personification by Tivsta June 22, 2006

Personification 

Words used to represent something or object as a living being
I have to write an essay about my vehicle but it needs to have some personification

Anthropomorphic Personification 

A creature created by imagination, often originally deriving from solar rituals but adapting to fit the times. Examples include Death, the Sandman, the Soul-Cake Duck, the Tooth Fairy...and the Hogfather.
"Says here 'Implied Creation Of Anthropomorphic Personification.' What's that mean?"
"Er...I think Hex has tried to work out the answer."

Characteristic Personification 

When a certain feature from a first character or person is applied to a second character to make the second character relate to the first character in usually an off settling or eerie way. Idea from Captain Sparkle's "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT" video on r/crappyoffbrands.
When brands put Thanos' chin on different characters, it gives me a feeling of characteristic personification.
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