psychologize

[ sahy-kol-uh-jahyz ]

/ saɪˈkɒl əˌdʒaɪz /

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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.

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Also especially British, psy·chol·o·gise .

Origin of psychologize

First recorded in 1820–30; psycholog(y) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM psychologize

psy·chol·o·giz·er, nouno·ver·psy·chol·o·gize, verb, o·ver·psy·chol·o·gized, o·ver·psy·chol·o·giz·ing.

Words nearby psychologize

psychological operations, psychological primary, psychological warfare, psychologism, psychologist, psychologize, psychology, psychomachia, psychomancy, psychometric, psychometrics

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How to use psychologize in a sentence

Yet, however blithely he may psychologize these matters, he is wise enough to know that he is not a free man.
Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]|Christopher Darlington Morley
One can only psychologize viciously on the difference in point of view between a full man and an empty one.
The Secrets of a Kuttite|Edward O. Mousley
I am outwardly calm, and too busy to psychologize much on the great end of this awful eternity.
The Secrets of a Kuttite|Edward O. Mousley
You can't psychologize it out of us, even if we admit that it is bad.
Cinderella Jane|Marjorie Benton Cooke

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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Medical definitions for psychologize

psychologize

[ sī-kŏl′ə-jīz′ ]

To explain behavior in psychological terms.

To investigate, reason, or speculate in psychological terms.