geologize

[ jee-ol-uh-jahyz ]

verb (used without object),ge·ol·o·gized, ge·ol·o·giz·ing.
  1. to study geology.

verb (used with object),ge·ol·o·gized, ge·ol·o·giz·ing.
  1. to examine geologically.

Origin of geologize

1
First recorded in 1825–35; geolog(y) + -ize
  • Also especially British, ge·ol·o·gise .

Words Nearby geologize

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How to use geologize in a sentence

  • How glad dear papa would have been to come and stay with us, and botanize and geologize amongst your rocks there!

    Wenderholme | Philip Gilbert Hamerton

British Dictionary definitions for geologize

geologize

geologise

/ (dʒɪˈɒləˌdʒaɪz) /


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

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