I can't believe she got off so easy. She psychologized that she shoplifted because her mother used to steal from her purse.
Dictionary of american slang with examples. .
psychologize — (Amer.) saɪ kÉ‘lÉ™dÊ’aɪz / kÉ’l v. perform psychological examinations, examine using psychological methods; interpret behavior from a psychological point of view (also psychologise) … English contemporary dictionary
psychologize — [sī käl′ə jīz΄] vi. psychologized, psychologizing to reason or theorize psychologically vt. to analyze psychologically … English World dictionary
psychologize — sīˈkäləˌjīz sometimes sə̇ˈk verb ( ed/ ing/ s ; see ize ) Etymology: psychology + ize transitive verb : to explain or interpret in mentalistic, psychological, or psychodynamic terms psychologize religion … Useful english dictionary
psychologize — verb ( gized; gizing) Date: 1810 intransitive verb to speculate in psychological terms or on psychological motivations transitive verb to explain or interpret in psychological terms … New Collegiate Dictionary
psychologize — psychologizer, n. /suy kol euh juyz /, v.i., psychologized, psychologizing. to make psychological investigations or speculations, esp. those that are naive or uninformed. Also, esp. Brit., psychologise. [1820 30; PSYCHOLOG(Y) + IZE] * * * … Universalium
psychologize — verb To interpret or analyze in psychological terms … Wiktionary
psychologize — psy·chol·o·gize also Brit psy·chol·o·gise .jīz vb, gized also Brit gised; giz·ing also Brit gis·ing vt to explain or interpret in psychological terms vi to speculate in psychological terms or upon psychological motivations … Medical dictionary
psychologize — To excuse what you did wrong by citing reasons for your bad behavior usually something from your childhood. I can t believe she got off so easy. She psychologized that she shoplifted because her mother used to steal from her purse … Dictionary of american slang
psychologize — psy·chol·o·gize … English syllables
psychologize — psy•chol•o•gize [[t]saɪˈkɒl əˌdʒaɪz[/t]] v. i. gized, giz•ing psl to make psychological investigations or speculations, esp. those that are naive or uninformed • Etymology: 1820–30 psy•chol′o•giz er, n … From formal English to slang
