Platonize

[ pleyt-n-ahyz ]

verb (used without object),Pla·to·nized, Pla·to·niz·ing.

to follow or adopt the doctrines of Plato.
to think or reason in the manner of Plato.

verb (used with object),Pla·to·nized, Pla·to·niz·ing.

to give a Platonic character to.
to explain in accordance with Platonic principles.

Origin of Platonize

¹

From the Greek word platōnízein, dating back to 1600–10. See Platonic, -ize

Also especially British, Pla·to·nise .

Other words from Platonize

Pla·to·ni·za·tion, noun
Pla·to·niz·er, noun

Words Nearby Platonize

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How to use Platonize in a sentence

Gentle, secluded, scholastic England does well to Platonize.
Soliloquies in England | George Santayana

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