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logicalize

logicalize verb: to understand the logic behind something; to build the logical explanation for something.

Verb

logicalize (third-person singular simple present logicalizes, present participle logicalizing, simple past and past participle logicalized)

  1. (transitive) To understand the logic behind something; to build the logical explanation for something.
    • James Britton says that we rationalize and logicalize our memories into narrative form.1988, Martin Lightfoot, Nancy Martin, National Association for the Teaching of English, The Word for teaching is learning: language and learning today : essays for James Britton
    • So you turn on your left side and analyze, logicalize, form, plan.1997, Jack Bickham, The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes

Forms of logicalize

third-person singular presentlogicalizes
present participlelogicalizing
past participlelogicalized
pastlogicalized

Origin of logicalize

From logical + -ize.

Questions about logicalize

What does logicalize mean?
Logicalize means to understand the logic behind something; to build the logical explanation for something.
What part of speech is logicalize?
Logicalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of logicalize?
The past tense of logicalize is logicalized.

Words near logicalize in the dictionary

  1. logicalist
  2. logicalists
  3. logicalities
  4. logicality
  5. logicalization
  6. logicalize
  7. logicalized
  8. logicalizes
  9. logicalizing
  10. logically
  11. logicalness

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