psychologize
[ sahy-kol-uh-jahyz ]
verb (used without object),psy·chol·o·gized, psy·chol·o·giz·ing.
to make psychological investigations or speculations, especially those that are naive or uninformed.
Origin of psychologize
1First recorded in 1820–30; psycholog(y) + -ize
- Also especially British, psy·chol·o·gise .
Other words from psychologize
- psy·chol·o·giz·er, noun
- o·ver·psy·chol·o·gize, verb, o·ver·psy·chol·o·gized, o·ver·psy·chol·o·giz·ing.
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How to use psychologize in a sentence
A man about town does not psychologise himself; he accepts his condition with touching simplicity.
The Country House | John Galsworthy
British Dictionary definitions for psychologize
psychologize
psychologise
/ (saɪˈkɒləˌdʒaɪz) /
verb(intr)
to make interpretations of behaviour and mental processes
to carry out investigation in the field of psychology
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