oedipalize

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verb

To make Oedipal; to integrate into, or affect with, an Oedipus complex.

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Meanings

verboedipalize (third-person singular simple present oedipalizes, present participle oedipalizing, simple past and past participle oedipalized)

present singular third person oedipalizes · participle present oedipalizing · participle past oedipalized · past oedipalized

  1. transitiveTo make Oedipal; to integrate into, or affect with, an Oedipus complex.

Origin

From Oedipal + -ize.

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APA

oedipalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oedipalize

MLA

“oedipalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oedipalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oedipalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oedipalize.

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