Platonize

 [pleyt-n-ahyz]  

Pla·to·nize

   [pleyt-n-ahyz] verb, Pla·to·nized, Pla·to·niz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to follow or adopt the doctrines of Plato.
2.
to think or reason in the manner of Plato.
verb (used with object)
3.
to give a Platonic character to.
4.
to explain in accordance with Platonic principles.

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Also, especially British, Pla·to·nise.

Origin:
1600–10; < Greek platōnízein. See Platonic, -ize

Related forms
Pla·to·ni·za·tion, noun
Pla·to·niz·er, noun
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