somatize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈsəʊmətaɪz/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek σωματικός (sōmatikós)der. English somatic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English somatize From somatic + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To express (a psychological process) through physical symptoms such as pain or anxiety; to have a psychosomatic reaction to (e.g. a situation).
“[…] I don’t feel anything, naturally, since I’ve somatized the anxiety.”
1988, Edmund White, chapter 6, in The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, published 1994:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| somatizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| somatized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| somatized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| somatise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| somatizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |