"psychologize" meaning in English

See psychologize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: psychologizes [present, singular, third-person], psychologizing [participle, present], psychologized [participle, past], psychologized [past]
Etymology: From psychology + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|psychology|ize}} psychology + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} psychologize (third-person singular simple present psychologizes, present participle psychologizing, simple past and past participle psychologized)
  1. To interpret or analyze in psychological terms Synonyms: psychologise Derived forms: psychologization Translations (interpret or analyze in psychological terms): psicologitzar (Catalan), psychologiser (French), seicolegu (Welsh)

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