somatize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

somatic +‎ -ize

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsəʊmətaɪz/

Verb

somatize (third-person singular simple present somatizes, present participle somatizing, simple past and past participle somatized)

  1. (transitive) To express (a psychological process) through physical symptoms such as pain or anxiety; to have a psychosomatic reaction to (e.g. a situation).
    • 1988, Edmund White, chapter 6, in The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, published 1994:
      “ […] I don’t feel anything, naturally, since I’ve somatized the anxiety.”

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