Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychologize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: psy-chol-o-gize
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To interpret or analyze in psychological terms

Example Sentences

"The absence of psychologizing, as in Jon Jost's thematically similar and equally haunting Last Chants for a Slow Dance (1977), liberates the imagination in relation to Benning's beautifully composed images, and this respect for the viewer's intelligence pays off in highly charged dividends."
"Let it be clear, however, that we are not psychologizing here; rather we are presenting at most a characteriology of thought."

Etymology

Etymology tree English psychology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English psychologize From psychology + -ize.

Inflected Forms

psychologizes (present, singular) psychologizing (participle, present) psychologized (participle, past) psychologized (past) psychologise (alternative)

Derived Forms

overpsychologize psychologization

Questions

What does psychologize mean?: To interpret or analyze in psychological terms
Where does psychologize come from?: Etymology tree English psychology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English psychologize From psychology + -ize.

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