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psy⋅chol⋅o⋅gize

  [sahy-kol-uh-jahyz]
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–verb (used without object), -gized, -giz⋅ing.
to make psychological investigations or speculations, esp. those that are naive or uninformed.
Also, especially British, psy⋅chol⋅o⋅gise.

Origin:
1820–30; psycholog(y) + -ize

Related forms:
psy⋅chol⋅o⋅giz⋅er, noun
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psy·chol·o·gize   (sī-kŏl'ə-jīz')   
v.   psy·chol·o·gized, psy·chol·o·giz·ing, psy·chol·o·giz·es

v.   tr.
To explain (behavior) in psychological terms.
v.   intr.
To investigate, reason, or speculate in psychological terms.
psy·chol'o·giz'er n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: psy·chol·o·gize
Variant: also British psy·chol·o·gise /-"jIz/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms:-gized also British -gised; -giz·ing also British -gis·ing
transitive senses
: to explain or interpret inpsychological terms psychologize intransitive senses
: to speculate in psychological terms or upon psychological motivations
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psychologize psy·chol·o·gize (sī-kŏl'ə-jīz')
v. psy·chol·o·gized, psy·chol·o·giz·ing, psy·chol·o·giz·es

  1. To explain behavior in psychological terms.

  2. To investigate, reason, or speculate in psychological terms.

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