geologize

American  

[jee-ol-uh-jahyz] / dʒiˈɒl əˌdʒaɪz /

especially British, geologise

verb (used without object)

geologized, geologizing

1. to study geology.

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verb (used with object)

geologized, geologizing

1. to examine geologically.

geologize British  

/ dʒɪˈɒləˌdʒaɪz /

verb

1. to study the geological features of (an area)

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Etymology

Origin of geologize

First recorded in 1825–35; geolog(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

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geologize geologized geologizing

We continued travelling northward, in a zigzag line; sometimes stopping a day to geologize.

From The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles

But, although he was not hunting, the doctor had not time to geologize; he had to walk too quickly, in order to keep up with his friends.

From The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Riou, Edouard

Note 1.—Other words, kindred to the above, containing this root-form are: geometric, geometrical, geometrician, geographic, geologize, geologist.

From Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois by Cavins, Elmer W.

And between the intervals of eating fruit, we will geologize on the way home, with this little bit of paper to show us where we are.

From Madam How and Lady Why by Kingsley, Charles

Here I would botanize or geologize at my will.

From A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Verne, Jules

In these walks young master botanized and geologized his own father, and Sir Charles gave him a little politics, history, and English poetry, in return.

From A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day by Reade, Charles

We will do a little geologizing for the professor, if we have time.

From We Two, a novel by Lyall, Edna

My mother tells in her diary how in that summer of the birthday meeting, the two men roamed the country together, poetizing, botanizing, geologizing.

From Tennyson and His Friends by Various

Mushroom hunting is akin in pleasure to botanizing, geologizing, or the gathering of any natural history specimens.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

Frank Scherman knew a good deal about Feather-Cap, and something of geologizing.

From A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life. by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)

This sign of the approaching winter hurried our steps, more than was convenient for geologizing.

From The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles