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mentalizes

mentalizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mentalize.

Meaning of mentalize

Verb

mentalize (third-person singular simple present mentalizes, present participle mentalizing, simple past and past participle mentalized)

  1. (usually passive voice) To make mental in nature, rather than physical
    • 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.1899, Henry Theophilus Finck, Primitive Love and Love-Stories
  2. To understand the behavior of others as a product of their mental state
    • Specific impairments of mentalizing in both developmental and acquired disorders suggest that this ability depends on a dedicated and circumscribed brain system.1999 November 26, Chris D. Frith, Uta Frith, “Interacting Minds--A Biological Basis”, in Science, volume 286, number 5445, →DOI, pages 1692–1695

Questions about mentalizes

What is mentalizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mentalizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mentalize.

Words near mentalizes in the dictionary

  1. mentalités
  2. mentalization
  3. mentalizations
  4. mentalize
  5. mentalized
  6. mentalizes
  7. mentalizing
  8. mentally
  9. mentally challenged
  10. mentally disordered
  11. mentally disturbed

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