Psychologize
[sahy-kol-uh-jahyz] /saɪˈkɒl əˌdʒaɪz/
verb (used without object), psychologized, psychologizing.
1.
to make psychological investigations or speculations, especially those that are naive or uninformed.
psychologize
/saɪˈkɒləˌdʒaɪz/
verb (intransitive)
1.
to make interpretations of behaviour and mental processes
2.
to carry out investigation in the field of psychology
psychologize psy·chol·o·gize (sī-kŏl’ə-jīz’)
v. psy·chol·o·gized, psy·chol·o·giz·ing, psy·chol·o·giz·es
To explain behavior in psychological terms.
To investigate, reason, or speculate in psychological terms.
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