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Definition of platonize - 1 dictionary result

Pla⋅to⋅nize

  [pleyt-n-ahyz] verb, -nized, -niz⋅ing.
Use platonize in a Sentence
–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.
Also, especially British, Pla⋅to⋅nise.

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

Related forms:
Pla⋅to⋅ni⋅za⋅tion, noun
Pla⋅to⋅niz⋅er, noun
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