geologize
geologize verb: to study the geology of a location in the field.
Verb
geologize (third-person singular simple present geologizes, present participle geologizing, simple past and past participle geologized)
- To study the geology of a location in the field.
- ...those many valuable writers, who have unwisely lent their science to uphold and propagate the vicious doctrine of a chaotic geogeny, may geologize with full security...1824, The British Critic
- We travel here in an extraordinary manner, but we cannot geologize by steam-boats.1830, “Geology”, in American Quarterly Review
Examples of geologize in a sentence
- We continued northwards in a zigzag line; sometimes stopping a day to geologize.1839, Robert FitzRoy, Phillip Parker King, Charles Darwin, Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty’s Ships Adventure and Beagle...
- Here I would botanize or geologize at my will.1864, Jules Verne, Journey to the Centre of the Earth:
- ...and ploughmen will botanize or geologize on their way home from their daily toil...1869 March 27, The Spectator:
- And between the intervals of eating fruit, we will geologize on the way home, with this little bit of paper to show us where we are.2007, Charles Kingsley, Madame How and Lady Why: First Lessons in Earth Lore for Children, →ISBN:
Forms of geologize
| third-person singular present | geologizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | geologizing |
| past participle | geologized |
| past | geologized |
| alternative form | geologise |
Origin of geologize
From geology + -ize.
Words formed from geologize
Questions about geologize
- What does geologize mean?
- Geologize means to study the geology of a location in the field.
- How do you use geologize in a sentence?
- We continued northwards in a zigzag line; sometimes stopping a day to geologize.
- What part of speech is geologize?
- Geologize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of geologize?
- The past tense of geologize is geologized.
Words near geologize in the dictionary
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