psychologize

[ sahy-kol-uh-jahyz ]

/ saɪˈkɒl əˌdʒaɪz /

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.

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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Example sentences from the Web for psychologize

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
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
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

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.

单词	psychologize
释义	psychologize [ sahy-kol-uh-jahyz ] / saɪˈkɒl əˌdʒaɪz / 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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for psychologize 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 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 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 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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 Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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