somatize
/ˈsəʊmətaɪz/
somatize verb: to express (a psychological process) through physical symptoms such as pain or anxiety; to have a psychosomatic reaction to (e.g. a situation).
Verb
somatize (third-person singular simple present somatizes, present participle somatizing, simple past and past participle somatized)
- To express (a psychological process) through physical symptoms such as pain or anxiety; to have a psychosomatic reaction to (e.g. a situation).
- “[…] I don’t feel anything, naturally, since I’ve somatized the anxiety.”1988, Edmund White, chapter 6, in The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, published 1994
Forms of somatize
| third-person singular present | somatizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | somatizing |
| past participle | somatized |
| past | somatized |
| alternative form | somatise |
Origin of somatize
From somatic + -ize.
Words formed from somatize
Questions about somatize
- What does somatize mean?
- Somatize means to express (a psychological process) through physical symptoms such as pain or anxiety; to have a psychosomatic reaction to (e.g. a situation).
- What part of speech is somatize?
- Somatize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce somatize?
- Somatize is pronounced /ˈsəʊmətaɪz/.
- What is the past tense of somatize?
- The past tense of somatize is somatized.
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