psychiatrize
psychiatrize verb: to make psychiatric; to bring into the realm of psychiatry.
Verb
psychiatrize (third-person singular simple present psychiatrizes, present participle psychiatrizing, simple past and past participle psychiatrized)
- To make psychiatric; to bring into the realm of psychiatry.
- On the other hand it is just as important not to psychiatrize youth as a whole, to avoid over-hasty interference that will run counter to the aim in view by 'freezing' or even preventing the progressive spontaneous process.1974, André Haïm, Adolescent suicide, page 48
- The mediator may be tempted to: • Psychiatrize the parties, labelling them as mentally ill.2007, Charles Webel, Johan Galtung, Handbook of peace and conflict studies, page 61
Forms of psychiatrize
| third-person singular present | psychiatrizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | psychiatrizing |
| past participle | psychiatrized |
| past | psychiatrized |
Origin of psychiatrize
From psychiatry + -ize.
Words formed from psychiatrize
Questions about psychiatrize
- What does psychiatrize mean?
- Psychiatrize means to make psychiatric; to bring into the realm of psychiatry.
- What part of speech is psychiatrize?
- Psychiatrize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of psychiatrize?
- The past tense of psychiatrize is psychiatrized.
Words near psychiatrize in the dictionary
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