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platonize

platonize verb: to explain by, or accommodate to, the Platonic philosophy.

Verb

platonize (third-person singular simple present platonizes, present participle platonizing, simple past and past participle platonized)

  1. (transitive) To explain by, or accommodate to, the Platonic philosophy.
    • Either Plato philonized, or Philo platonized1791, William Enfield, Johann Jakob Brucker, The History of Philosophy
  2. (intransitive) To adopt the opinion of Plato or his followers.
    • He platonizes , after the manner of Origen , in some parts of his writings ; yet he is cited by Athanasius as a witness of the Son's consubstantiality with the Father1794, Joseph Milner, The History of the Church of Christ

Forms of platonize

third-person singular presentplatonizes
present participleplatonizing
past participleplatonized
pastplatonized

Words formed from platonize

Questions about platonize

What does platonize mean?
Platonize means to explain by, or accommodate to, the Platonic philosophy.
What part of speech is platonize?
Platonize is a verb.
What is the past tense of platonize?
The past tense of platonize is platonized.

Words near platonize in the dictionary

  1. platonises
  2. platonising
  3. platonism
  4. platonist
  5. platonists
  6. platonize
  7. platonized
  8. platonizer
  9. platonizers
  10. platonizes
  11. platonizing

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