Meanings
verbdementalize (third-person singular simple present dementalizes, present participle dementalizing, simple past and past participle dementalized)
present singular third person dementalizes · participle present dementalizing · participle past dementalized · past dementalized
- transitiveTo remove from a mental context.
One knows other minds, only if one's third-person beliefs can be justified solely on the grounds that they provide the best explanation of the dementalized movements of others.
1998, Charles Siewert, The Significance of Consciousness, page 19
Origin
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APA
dementalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dementalize
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“dementalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dementalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dementalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dementalize.
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