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phys⋅i⋅cal⋅ize

  [fiz-i-kuh-lahyz]
Use physicalize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
Also, especially British, phys⋅i⋅cal⋅ise.

Origin:
1945–50; physical + -ize

Related forms:
phys⋅i⋅cal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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phys·i·cal·ize   (fĭz'ĭ-kə-līz')   
tr.v.   phys·i·cal·ized, phys·i·cal·iz·ing, phys·i·cal·iz·es

  1. To express with the body: physicalize one's emotions.

  2. To describe or interpret in physical terms: "a writer who physicalizes everything he feels" (James Wolcott).

phys'i·cal·i·za'tion (-kə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
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