therapize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈθɛɹəpaɪz/
Etymology
Etymology tree English therapy 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 therapize From therapy + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To subject (someone) to therapy, especially to psychotherapy.
"Dora, I'm sayin' this with all the love in my heart: you are not a therapist. Do not attempt to therapize your employees."
2023, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), 5178: Stolen Valor:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| therapizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| therapized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| therapized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| therapizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| therapise | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
de therapieren (subject to therapy) · fi terapoida (subject to therapy) · pl terapeutyzować (subject to therapy)