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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
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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 MorleyOne 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. MousleyI am outwardly calm, and too busy to psychologize much on the great end of this awful eternity.
The Secrets of a Kuttite|Edward O. MousleyYou 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′ ]
v.
To explain behavior in psychological terms.
To investigate, reason, or speculate in psychological terms.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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