sociologize en · VERB
Etymology
From sociology + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To bring into the realm of sociology.
After all the sociologizing about family tradition, geography, religion, economic status, blue and red states, and clan influence, perhaps Gilbert and Sullivan came closest: “I often think it’s comical / How Nature always does contrive / That every boy and every gal / That’s born into the world alive / Is either a little Liberal / Or else a little Conservative!”
2009 March 22, Gary Hart, “Just Another Word”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sociologizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sociologized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sociologized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sociologizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |