somatize

/ˈsəʊmətaɪz/ · verb

Meaning

To express (a psychological process) through physical symptoms such as pain or anxiety; to have a psychosomatic reaction to (e.g. a situation).

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English somatic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English somatize From somatic + -ize.

Related words

somatisoida(Finnish)

Descendant words

somatisoida(Finnish) (cog)

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