Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

socratise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: socra-tise
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of Socratize.

Example Sentences

"Why, then,' he proceeds to ask, ' can we not Socratise a little?'"
"Ramus, fascinated by Plato and by the dialogues in which Socrates expounds his ideas with as much simplicity as freedom, endeavoured to Socratise in his turn."
"Insofar as it is rational it is literate (most people cannot Socratise the world's problems in their heads), and insofar as it is audio-tactile it is obtained by selective example and conditioning."

Etymology

From Socrates + -ise.

Inflected Forms

Socratises (present, singular) Socratising (participle, present) Socratised (participle, past) Socratised (past)

Questions

What does socratise mean?: Alternative form of Socratize.
Where does socratise come from?: From Socrates + -ise.

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