mentalize
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To make mental in nature, rather than physical
verb
To understand the behavior of others as a product of their mental state
Example Sentences
- "It is interesting to observe, furthermore, that among the higher barbarians and civilized races, lust has become to a certain extent mentalized through hereditary memory and association."
- "During this time also life evolved from its inferred beginnings in the late Archean to the complicated, finely developed, and in man's case highly mentalized and spiritualized organization of To-day."
- "Specific impairments of mentalizing in both developmental and acquired disorders suggest that this ability depends on a dedicated and circumscribed brain system."
- "Next Review Interacting Minds--A Biological Basis Chris D. Frith, 1 * Uta Frith 2 The ability to "mentalize," that is to understand and manipulate other people's behavior in terms of their mental states, is a major ingredient in successful social interactions."
Etymology
From mental + -ize.