telepathize
telepathize verb: to establish contact with or to receive via telepathy.
Verb
telepathize (third-person singular simple present telepathizes, present participle telepathizing, simple past and past participle telepathized)
- To establish contact with or to receive via telepathy.
- Suppose we assume that the percipient does precognitively telepathize the two-seconds-in-the-future psychological state of the agent's brain/mind.1978, Paul E. Meehl, “Precognitive Telepathy I: On The Possibility of Distinguishing it Experimentally from Psychokinesis”, in Noûs, volume 12, number 3, page 249
- To engage in telepathic communication.
- It does not seem to make sense to speak of learning to telepathize.1962, W. I. Matson, “Against Induction and Empiricism,”, in Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, volume 62, page 152
Forms of telepathize
| third-person singular present | telepathizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | telepathizing |
| past participle | telepathized |
| past | telepathized |
| alternative form | telepathise |
Origin of telepathize
From telepath + -ize.
Questions about telepathize
- What does telepathize mean?
- Telepathize means to establish contact with or to receive via telepathy.
- What part of speech is telepathize?
- Telepathize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of telepathize?
- The past tense of telepathize is telepathized.
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