scientize

American  

[sahy-uhn-tahyz] / ˈsaɪ ənˌtaɪz /

especially British, scientise

verb (used with object)

scientized, scientizing

1. to apply or attempt to apply scientific principles to.

   to scientize art criticism.

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Etymology

Origin of scientize

First recorded in 1885–90; scient(ific) + -ize

Example Sentences

Indeed, reading Eagleman, and returning to this debate about evil, led me to think about something that had occurred to me in examining the fallacious attempts to scientize Hitler.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2011