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sociologize

sociologize verb: to bring into the realm of sociology.

Verb

sociologize (third-person singular simple present sociologizes, present participle sociologizing, simple past and past participle sociologized)

  1. (transitive) To bring into the realm of sociology.
    • After all the sociologizing about family tradition, geography, religion, economic status, blue and red states, and clan influence, perhaps Gilbert and Sullivan came closest: “I often think it’s comical / How Nature always does contrive / That every boy and every gal / That’s born into the world...2009 March 22, Gary Hart, “Just Another Word”, in New York Times

Forms of sociologize

third-person singular presentsociologizes
present participlesociologizing
past participlesociologized
pastsociologized

Origin of sociologize

From sociology + -ize.

Questions about sociologize

What does sociologize mean?
Sociologize means to bring into the realm of sociology.
What part of speech is sociologize?
Sociologize is a verb.
What is the past tense of sociologize?
The past tense of sociologize is sociologized.

Words near sociologize in the dictionary

  1. sociologism
  2. sociologisms
  3. sociologist
  4. sociologistic
  5. sociologists
  6. sociologize
  7. sociologized
  8. sociologizes
  9. sociologizing
  10. sociology
  11. sociolx

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