somaticize

[ suh-mat-uh-sahyz, soh-muh-tuh- ]

verb (used with object)

, Psychiatry.

, so·mat·i·cized, so·mat·i·ciz·ing.

1. to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.

Other Words From

• so·mat·i·za·tion [s, uh, -mat-, uh, -, zey, -sh, uh, n, soh-m, uh, -t, uh, -], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of somaticize¹

somatic + -ize