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

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

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.

Here I would botanize or geologize at my will.

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

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

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

From The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles

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

I have, when botanizing and geologizing, walked my twelve or fifteen leagues a day for eight days in succession, carrying on my back a heavy bag loaded with plants or minerals.

From Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence by Agassiz, Louis

August 14.—I set out on a riding excursion, for the purpose of geologizing the basal parts of the Andes, which alone at this time of the year are not shut up by the winter snow.

From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 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

While learned men were geologizing through the successive stratifications of humanity, a new claimant appeared.

From The Gentle Reader by Crothers, Samuel McChord