Meanings
verbscotomize (third-person singular simple present scotomizes, present participle scotomizing, simple past and past participle scotomized)
present singular third person scotomizes · participle present scotomizing · participle past scotomized · past scotomized
- To avoid or forget an undesirable memory or trauma.
Origin
By surface analysis, scot- + -omize, from -oma + -ize.
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APA
scotomize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scotomize
MLA
“scotomize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scotomize. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scotomize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scotomize.
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